Rush - "Snakes And Arrows" leaked...

[SoundscapeMN]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1v80yo

1. "Far Cry" - 5:21
2. "Armor and Sword" - 6:36
3. "Workin' Them Angels" - 4:47
4. "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" - 4:07
5. "Spindrift" - 5:24
6. "The Main Monkey Business" - 6:01
7. "The Way The Wind Blows" - 6:28
8. "Hope" - 2:02
9. "Faithless" - 5:31
10. "Bravest Face" - 5:12
11. "Good News First" - 4:51
12. "Malignant Narcissism" - 2:17
13. "We Hold On" - 4:13

any fans?..their 1st album in 5 years..I am very curious to finally hear this.

[barneystorm]

Approaching it with a bit of trepidation because I thought the last one was utter shite!! To be fair, the production/mastering was utter shite so it was difficult to tell if the songs were any good.
Is this leak the proper album? There are a couple of bogus ones doing the rounds..

[SoundscapeMN]

yeah this is the genuine article..so far I've played about 1/3 of it and while there are a few moments here and there..maybe beyond the instrumental "Malignant Narcissism" which leaked a few weeks ago, the sound isn't too different from recent Rush. i hope the rest of it is more similar to their classic stuff in more ways than VAPOR TRAILS and some of the 90's albums.

[sangreal314]

it's not bad. but it's not interesting enough for me to listen to probably more than twice.

[Starving Artist]

Hmm.... I like classic rock, I used to listen to a TON of it but Geddy's voice always kind of got to me, I haven't heard anything beyond their early days until now though. This is pretty good I was kind of amazed to see that they had a new CD comming out that wasn't a Best Of type of thing.

[stefdep]

Thanks!

[freethinker0]

If I made a Snakes and Barrels joke would anyone get it?

[embrace]

thanks for the link! they're coming to shoreline, hopefully i'll be able to catch them this time around.

[SoundscapeMN]

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I'm seeing them again a week from Thursday..but this news doesn't lift my spirits too much.

Their Original drummer, John Rutsey RIP

http://www.q107.com/Blogs/TheQ107RockReport/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10000007

John Rutsey, a founding member of Toronto rock band Rush, passed away this weekend according to Rush management company Anthem Entertainment. He was 55.


Rutsey was famous for playing on Rush’s 1974 debut album, including the song “In The Mood,” before deciding to leave the group due to health concerns. Rutsey suffered from diabetes and was unable to go on extended tours with the group.


Rutsey was replaced by dummer Neil Peart, which marked a turning point in the band’s sound towards progressive rock.


Rush formed in 1968 in Toronto and was originally composed of guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist Jeff Jones (who shortly thereafter was replaced by Geddy Lee) and Rutsey.


According to a 1989 interview with Alex Lifeson on the Rockline Radio program quoted by Wikipedia.org, Rutsey, “gave up playing (drums) shortly after he left the band and went into bodybuilding. He competed on an amateur level for a while, doing that for a few years.”


As of Monday afternoon, no official statement has been released on a cause of death, nor plans for a memorial service.

damn..I may have to pop on the s/t debut album tomorrow at work

[fuckyeahfinnegan]

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If I made a Snakes and Barrels joke would anyone get it?

yes. brutal.

[noclevername]

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duncan hills coffee


i just watched the e[isode of trailer park boys feat.
Rush.


it was good

noclevername added 7 Minutes and 22 Seconds later...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMNCMuELGA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6AaMEO9_xg&feature=related

[SoundscapeMN]

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they were on the Colbert Report tonight..1st appearance on US Television in over 33 years.

the video of TOM SAWYER is here..the interview I imagine will be on youtube soon enough as much of it was hilarious.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gPAhP2cpC24

the cutting-them-off I believe was part of the bit as well.

edit:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T7ij7EzyaNI

"have you ever written a song so epic you were actually influenced by yourselves?"

""Hey Neil do you think you may have a drum dependency?"

[BuddyGoodness]

Re: Rush - "Snakes And Arrows" leaked...

yes. brutal.

That was the most brutal album ever.