(Wherein we discover that "the Motor Law" is not, as was previously assumed, the Canadian hotel and restaurant tax.)
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"Awesome" is a band of seven vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and performers who combine live theatrics and lush vocal harmonies with a unique mix of guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, reeds, accordion, mandolin, banjo, theremin, typewriter, and on rare occasions, a steel drum.
4 bands that all 7 of us agree on: the Beatles, They Might Be Giants, Ween, Yes.
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- "They've definitely got the skills to match the lofty status their name implies." -- Seattle P-I
- "And, music once again united us as mankind." -- A Christmas Story from the Seattle PI blog
- "The music itself is strikingly melodic and playful in places, downright hilarious in others and languid when least expected." -- Seattle P-I
- "It's been four decades since I've heard anything quite this zany or tuneful." -- Seattle Times
- "Who can resist seven good-looking guys in suits who play guitars, accordions, drums, typewriters, Theremins, and even less likely instruments?" -- Seattle Weekly
- "Their impressionistic spectacles have pushed against the boundaries of musical theater and are practically their own genre." -- the Stranger
- "Seven talented men trained in stagecraft, vocal harmony and hilarity could bear no better name than "Awesome"." -- Seattle Sound
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For those keeping score, the two most prominent dystopian future scenarios featured in Rush lyrics involve an oppressive totalitarian government outlawing, variously, fast cars and electric guitars. Evidently Neil Peart is a big believer in the freedom to rock hard and drive fast, no matter what the Man may say.
http://bandor.blogspot.com/2008/05/man-talk.html
Like a space invader, he gets high on you.
Oh honey, I seen that picture.
THE LAST CHASE staring Lee Majors - 1981
From IMDB - One man, a former race car driver, yearns again for his ability to choose his own roads and destiny. He reassembles his race car hidden from confiscation, and sets out for "Free California." Agents of the government must stop this man at any cost to destroy the symbology he represents. An old Korean War veteran and his F-86 Sabre jet are called into service to chase down this dangerous man.
Burgess Meredith plays the pilot.
The Rush song is much better than this film.
And Neil Peart's a much better drummer than Burgess Meredith.
"And Neil Peart's a much better drummer than Burgess Meredith."
On a technical level, sure, but Meredith had a great feel for the pocket. Snappier dresser, too.
I don't want to think about Burgess Meredith feeling the pocket.
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