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Two lifelong friends discuss the albums of and topics related to their favorite band, RUSH
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Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Welcome back to Something for Nothing: A RUSH Fancast! This week we begin our 3-part discussion of 2002's "Vapor Trails." This album sees Neil coming to terms with the deaths of both his 19-year-old daughter and his common-law wife within a 10-month period, with songs inspired by the 55,000-mile motorcycle trip he took following the tragedies. Geddy and Alex rise to the challenge presented by Neil's heartbreaking and insightful lyrics, and the result is a masterpiece.
4 years ago
Fantastic show fellas, very enlightening.
5 years ago
For Laughter is the straw of the drowning man, think of this as laughter as desperation when it comes to mental health.
5 years ago
Regarding the line "culture is the curse of the thinking class" - you have to unpack what it is about American culture that makes it a curse. There's a lot that does(!) but for this line it's about the anti-intellectualism in American culture. Being deemed smart or intelligent is considered a "bad" thing: geek, nerd, egg head, etc. Being a "thinker" is frowned upon because of social pressure, if standing out and oftentimes is threatening to (insecure?) people.
5 years ago
Thanks guys!
5 years ago
Regarding Peaceable Kingdom, you guys said that most people are irrational. I disagree. People can be spoken with & can be rational. But, dogmatic ideologies CANNOT find flexibility, compassion or understanding in other beliefs.
5 years ago
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/a-drowning-man-will-clutch-at-a-straw