![]() ![]() Meant to represent departures, arrivals, and varying locations of air travel, it’s a nonstop thrill, and heavens to Broon, that half-steppin’ bridge boogies hard. TG: One of the best rock instrumentals ever, let alone from Rush.ĬM: The longevity of “YYZ” was sealed by riveting themes, exchanges, and solo signatures so well-ordered that one cannot imagine it being any different than it is. It’s an uplifting beginning but there’s cynicism aplenty after the first verse. The song is about connecting with music (via one of Neil’s favorite radio stations) – “the magic music makes your morning mood” – as well as creating it (“glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity”) and criticizing the business (“the words of the profits were written on the studio wall, concert hall – echoes with the sounds of salesmen”). TG: The opening guitar riff puts me into overdrive. New wave, old wave, sine wave, and beyond.each might be permanent for the listeners they touch. Rush at the time of Permanent Waves had reached a high technical level while still absorbing useful influences, some of which underline the ‘catholic radio’ notion of this song. “Xanadu” was a shoo-in for our top three right off the bat, and please don’t miss the Exit Stage Left version.ĬM: Forever an exciting landmark that bursts with ideas. To isolate highlights would involve naming every part, though I must praise how well the prelude sets up the first verse, along with the overall balance of escapist textures and heavy rock. Doesn’t suffer from lapses of their side-long epics as it holds your attention its entire lengthĬM: They’d done fantasy and extended works before, but this upgrades the components, draws from a larger palette, and structures everything perfectly under one roof, no subtitles required. TG: Long-form that has it all – bird sounds, a dream-like intro, the search for something beyond earthly toil and strain that lifts the spirit mentally and musically, the eventual realization that perhaps paradise isn’t what you thought it would be, and the escape back to reality. And it’s a rock song about a car – those are almost always good. The first time you hear it, you don’t know where it’s going next, and even after that first time, knowing all the twists and turns, it still offers surprises. Other entries share the same qualities, but I can’t rate anything better. It’s got vivid music, a good story, and the band totally atop their game. Which of course omits much else, but perhaps we’ll chat about this trio again someday.ĬM: Representing Rush at their very best, “Barchetta” rides the line between expanded song and condensed epic, every nuance stamped with maturity. It’s only 2.05 songs per studio album (not counting Feedback, which we’ll get to later) and about a quarter of their output. We were going to list 40 songs in honor of their anniversary, but too much good stuff was being left out. Speaking of Frank Marino health in not on his side these days as he retired you can read about it in the article on our article about Frank Marinos condition.Why Rush? Because they’ve been together for 40 years (since Neil Peart joined), shortchanged by critics for most of that time, endured and succeeded where countless other bands have not, maintained integrity throughout, and their work deserves celebratory discussion – much more than we’ve included here. Before I start with the list you may wonder where the origin of the band name for Mahogany Rush came from? Well it was not a band name at all but an experience of an acid trip according to this article on guitarword as it was how he described his condition to his doctor back in the day as Frank marino to his doctor that he was having too many Mahogany Rushes to describe his acid usage. ![]() ![]() So where to get started listening to the band of speed master guitarist Frank Marino and become a lifelong fan of the group. When I was first told about the band of Frank Marino I knew they were so good it was hard to know where to begin listening to Mahogany Rushes discography of the band. If you never heard of Mahogany Rush and you love hard, phychedlic, blues rock,heavy metal style of guitar then these are some of the best mahogany rush songs for newcomers. ![]()
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