[net.music] Rush & some of the worst lyrics you've ever heard

ag4@pucc-h (Uncle Jeffer) (10/04/84)

Uh, I'm a fan of Rush's music myself, but I think quite a few of Peart's
lyrics could get the 'worst lyrics' award.  I belive the word is 'psycho-
babble' and if you want to see its purest form, read the lyrics for
(I belive it's called) 'Cygnus X-1' (books 1 & 2)(!) which may be found
on their _A Farewell to Kings_ and _Hemispheres_ albums (book 1 ends the
first album, book two begins the second one).

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Jeff Lewis
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jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) (10/15/84)

I've been a little irritated by Rush's lyrics too, but not the ones from
the "Farewell to Kings" and "Hemispheres" period.  The lyrics that bug me
are the ones on the last three albums where they throw around high-tech
and electronic terms haphazardly.  Most of the time they don't make any
sense in the context in which they use them, so they make the song sound
like just a bunch of stupid nonsense.  Their music's still okay though.
I think "Grace Under Pressure" is one of their best.
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dave@gitpyr.UUCP (David Corbin) (10/19/84)

> I've been a little irritated by Rush's lyrics too, but not the ones from
> the "Farewell to Kings" and "Hemispheres" period.  The lyrics that bug me
> are the ones on the last three albums where they throw around high-tech
> and electronic terms haphazardly.  Most of the time they don't make any
> sense in the context in which they use them, so they make the song sound
> like just a bunch of stupid nonsense.  Their music's still okay though.
> I think "Grace Under Pressure" is one of their best.
> -- 

Haphazardly? How so? I am aware that they are using some "high-tech" words,
but I don't recall lyrics that made poor use of these words. Could you give
some examples?

David Corbin 
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