Iron MikeyJ Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Come on Mike, Rush has some genius lyrics!!!!! In the constellation of Cygnus, there lurks a mysterious, invisible force: the black hole of Cygnus X-1...Six Stars of the Northern CrossIn mourning for their sister's lossIn a final flash of gloryNevermore to grace the night...[1]Invisible to telescopic eyeInfinity, the star that would not dieAll who dare to cross her courseAre swallowed by her fearsome forceThrough the voidTo be destroyedOr is there something more?Atomized...at the core?Or through the Astral Door?To soar...[2]I set a course just east of LyraAnd northwest of PegasusFlew into the light of DenebSailed across the Milky WayOn my ship, the 'Rocinante'Wheeling through the galaxiesHeaded for the heart of CygnusHeadlong into mysteryThe x-ray is her siren songMy ship cannot resist her longNearer to my deadly goalUntil the black holeGains control...[3]Spinning, whirlingStill descendingLike a spiral seaUnending...Sound and furyDrown my heartEvery nerveIs torn apart...To be continued...I have no idea what's going on here....Some bands you just don't get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Geddy Lee's lyrics? ....um You know...Sometimes you guys just love to point out the mistakes. I just said I don't like Rush, so why would I know 100% who writes the lyrics. Either way I don't like them. " Todays Tom Sawyer gets by high on you, and the space he invades he gets by on you." What the fuck does that even mean??? Even if it does "mean" something, it's pretty awful lyrics regardless.....Well, in the context of the entire lyric, it takes some thought for it to make some sense, which it does.There's lyrics with a thought process involved, and there's "where the grass is green and the girls are pretty".Something for everyone huh? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Come on Mike, Rush has some genius lyrics!!!!! In the constellation of Cygnus, there lurks a mysterious, invisible force: the black hole of Cygnus X-1...Six Stars of the Northern CrossIn mourning for their sister's lossIn a final flash of gloryNevermore to grace the night...[1]Invisible to telescopic eyeInfinity, the star that would not dieAll who dare to cross her courseAre swallowed by her fearsome forceThrough the voidTo be destroyedOr is there something more?Atomized...at the core?Or through the Astral Door?To soar...[2]I set a course just east of LyraAnd northwest of PegasusFlew into the light of DenebSailed across the Milky WayOn my ship, the 'Rocinante'Wheeling through the galaxiesHeaded for the heart of CygnusHeadlong into mysteryThe x-ray is her siren songMy ship cannot resist her longNearer to my deadly goalUntil the black holeGains control...[3]Spinning, whirlingStill descendingLike a spiral seaUnending...Sound and furyDrown my heartEvery nerveIs torn apart...To be continued... I have no idea what's going on here....Some bands you just don't get.Yes, the phrase 'a load of fuckin bollocks' springs to mind 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) The style that was brutally defiled, raped, murdered, and left in a ditch by Nobody puts baby in a corner, effectively ruining mainstream rock music forever. Every time someone says something like "keyboards don't belong in rock n' roll" I vomit a little bit. Pay your respects.So it's a good thing...but bringing it into mainstream rock ruined mainstream rock forever...but people should still pay their respects? Because...?No. It's a good thing that was defiled by Nobody puts baby in a corner (trashy 80s rock). Nobody puts baby in a corner ruined mainstream rock forever. Edited June 26, 2014 by bacardimayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wouldn't be 1/10th of the song it is without the organ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 no love for Ray Manzarek? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 The keyboard professor is usually like a grade or two below the guitar player as the resident cunt of any given band. Noel Gallagher has a beltin' line about em that escapes me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 no love for Ray Manzarek?I was thinking of him all along, but that's not really 70s, is it ? Maybe borderline. So, yes, I do love Manzarek. When I think of a keyboard, I think of Light My Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 The style that was brutally defiled, raped, murdered, and left in a ditch by Nobody puts baby in a corner, effectively ruining mainstream rock music forever. Every time someone says something like "keyboards don't belong in rock n' roll" I vomit a little bit. Keyboards don't belong in rock n' roll.Source: Dizzy Reed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 But... Amazing keyboards surviving the 70s: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 no love for Ray Manzarek?I was going to mention him.Riders on the Storm was fantastic. And he played damn good blues too. I think a lot of people get the 70's confused with the 80's. 70's keyboards were badass. 80's was all balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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