Ok, Rush vs U2 LIVE

[The Sad Punk]

You obviously haven't been reading this thread very closely.

Sorry, you don't count as a person until you get 1000 posts here. Tough rules, but fair.

 

[BVS]

Hogwash. Rush arguably invented the progressive hard rock genre in the mid 70s. Not to mention Alex's innovative utilization of suspended chords/arpeggios, etc., etc.

I'm sorry but you don't even know the definition of 'FACT' and you use the word 'hogwash', this combined with the sneaking suspicion that you are indeed on Rush's PR team makes your opinion void.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

I'm sorry but you don't even know the definition of 'FACT' and you use the word 'hogwash', this combined with the sneaking suspicion that you are indeed on Rush's PR team makes your opinion void.

yes indeedy, you are correct BVS.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

You obviously haven't been reading this thread very closely.

oooooh, I get it now! You can't read, can you?

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

oooooh, I get it now! You can't read, can you?

yep... EXACTLY... u are da winnah!

 

[BoMac]

Some people can be really obtuse.

 

[Lila64]

Stapp. No question. Even if Lee is a colossal asshole (and I'm not necessarily saying he's not... ), Stapp automatically wins any asshole-off he's entered in.

Just had to quote this again

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

Some people can be really obtuse.

u love that word don't ya..


i think u should marry it...

 

[corianderstem]

Then who invented progressive HARD ROCK?

Axver.

Duh.

 

[LJT]

This thread still going? We could turn it into a Sugababes versus Girls Aloud thread...

 

[pepokiss]

You obviously haven't been reading this thread very closely.

now THERE's a FACT

 

[DrTeeth]

This thread still going? We could turn it into a Sugababes versus Girls Aloud thread...

Duh, Sugababes obviously...

 

[bono_212]

Axver.

Duh.

so many different smilies to choose from ...

 

[corianderstem]

Duh, Sugababes obviously...

Girls Aloud!

 

[LJT]

Sugababes...but I do like Girls Aloud...all good pop music

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

Some people can be really obtuse.

for the love of pete or god...

 

[phillyfan26]

Technical proficiency is measured in a unit called moggios, guys.

For example:

ARPEGGIO CHORDS
Rush - 55 moggios
U2 - 12 moggios

SUSPENDED CHORDS
Rush - 45 moggios
U2 - 6 moggios

LIVE MUSIC SCALE
Rush - 46,183 moggios
U2 - 19 moggios

That's FACTUAL, thus, Rush rocks and U2 sucks.

 

[VintagePunk]

What made me laugh was earlier in the thread where someone suggested that Edge couldn't play what Lifeson plays. Any good guitarist can mimic another good guitarist. Edge might not choose to play in that style, but it doesn't mean that he just picked up a guitar for the first time last week, and he's struggling to made a d chord. I'm sure he's proficient enough to play what Lifeson plays.

 

[Irishteen]

This thread made me laugh

I can't stand Rush personally, I find them annoying and just plain awful

 

[phillyfan26]

What made me laugh was earlier in the thread where someone suggested that Edge couldn't play what Lifeson plays. Any good guitarist can mimic another good guitarist. Edge might not choose to play in that style, but it doesn't mean that he just picked up a guitar for the first time last week, and he's struggling to made a d chord. I'm sure he's proficient enough to play what Lifeson plays.

PROFICIENCY
Lifeson - 88 moggios
Edge - 2 moggios

I'm sorry, you're wrong.

 

[LemonMelon]

What made me laugh was earlier in the thread where someone suggested that Edge couldn't play what Lifeson plays.

Working Man's guitar riff sounds like something Tony Iommi left on the cutting room floor.

 

[VintagePunk]

PROFICIENCY
Lifeson - 88 moggios
Edge - 2 moggios

I'm sorry, you're wrong.

I can never keep that fact vs opinion thing straight. Here's an example: if I said that Bono's mullet looks like a dead beaver, but that Geddy Lee's looks like a dead beaver that suffered from mange for the last 6 months of its life, what would that be again? Fact or opinion? Please clarify.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

^


i can't wait for someone to answer that..

 

[corianderstem]

if I said that Bono's mullet looks like a dead beaver, but that Geddy Lee's looks like a dead beaver that suffered from mange for the last 6 months of its life, what would that be again?

Blasphemy.

 

[Moggio]

What made me laugh was earlier in the thread where someone suggested that Edge couldn't play what Lifeson plays. Any good guitarist can mimic another good guitarist. Edge might not choose to play in that style, but it doesn't mean that he just picked up a guitar for the first time last week, and he's struggling to made a d chord. I'm sure he's proficient enough to play what Lifeson plays.

The ignorance is this thread is MIND-BLOWING.

 

[Moggio]

I can never keep that fact vs opinion thing straight. Here's an example: if I said that Bono's mullet looks like a dead beaver, but that Geddy Lee's looks like a dead beaver that suffered from mange for the last 6 months of its life, what would that be again? Fact or opinion? Please clarify.

Opinion.

 

[Moggio]

I'm sorry but you don't even know the definition of 'FACT' and you use the word 'hogwash', this combined with the sneaking suspicion that you are indeed on Rush's PR team makes your opinion void.

I'm sorry, but you must not have be reading what I have been writing?

 

[corianderstem]

The ignorance is this thread is MIND-BLOWING.

Yeah? So is your obnoxiousness.

 

[LMP]

Yeah? So is your obnoxiousness.

Give the guy a break. It takes time and effort to bold and underline a word and maximize its douche-y quality.

 

[Moggio]

Let's recap, shall we:

Apart from U2 being more popular than Rush, Rush have EVERYTHING OF IMPORTANCE that U2 don't have anymore, or never did in the first place:

~ Artistic integrity
~ Vehemently refusing to "sell out"
~ Ultimate musicianship
~ Continually innovative/original compositions
~ Affordable prices (tix, merchandise, etc.)


Rush sit at the top of the mountain looking down on U2.