Litmus test - four questions

[mykell]

ok
mikell:
1- CD/TG
2- saw them 13 times, 3rd row one time and watching geddy play bass, sing, use foot pedals simultaneously was awesome.
3- hung out with friends who played in garage band, was never about the singing to me then, it was the musical talent more for me. some bands got by knowing three cords. La Villa Strangiato is my favorite rush tune, the backwards bass riff was cool.
4-my music varies from ELP, stevie wonder, black sabbath, i wish kelly clarkson would front a rock band, shakira, Evanescence, pink floyd, yes, kid rock has some very nicely engineered albums, michael jacksons dirty diana, prince, quite a mix now that i typed that up. just like what i like.
ec, nope, tired of typing...

[Samantha Clark]

I'll play, FWIW.

1. CD.
2. Huh, who?
3. Umm, who are we talking about? Not the Limbaugh variety I hope...
4. Nope, pretty sure gender identity has no influence on music tastes.

[JamieG]

1) CD, and therefore TG too
2) Yes
3) Music is original. Pert has written some of the smartest rock lyrics I've ever heard. Favorite songs include Subdivisions (which is very relevant to our crowd "Conform or be cast out!"), "Spirit of Radio" and "Free Will"
4) Nope. I listen to a wide variety of music, much of it "guy music." Although in my older age, I allow myself to like bands like the Cure, Depeche Mode, and such that only girls and goth kids listened to when I was in high school.

[AndreaSC]

1.) CD

2) I LOVE RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3.) You have three guys that have come together and can put out BETTER music than bands with more members and they put on some AWESOME concerts!!!

Yes, it does...I love Adele as well....heehee

[janetcgtv]

1. non-op TS
2. Who's Rush
3. See 2
4. Maybe
I love classical, rock and roll, jazz, the blues, easy listening, country and western,disco, Rap(must be non-violent), opera( don't care to much about the singing because it's in Italian however I love the costumes)
I hate hard metal or any other metal

Of Coarse my favorite singer is CHER

[Nadya]

CD/TG
Rush is OK but I acknowledge their contribution to the rock genre. Haha
It's probably the singer's voice. The music is pretty catchy.
My taste in music is all over the place. I can find something I like in every category (from pop to country to heavy metal to rap) so I don't think it would be easy to say if my taste is influenced by it. I will say that my tastes have broadened over the years because I have allowed myself try other genres and not afraid to like things that might be considered girly.

[Suzanne F]

1. TS
2. Yes
3. They were intelligent and rocked
4. Yes in some ways. I am a Stones fan and always thought Mick was androgynous. I knew that turned me on in an unusual way

[Krystalina]

1. CD, and love it very much
2. *Shrugs*
3. I'm not that familiar with them
4. Nope. I'm all over the place, love rock, rap, Jpop, etc.
Extra Credit: Asian Kung Fu Generation?(male)

[Laura J]

1 TG

2 Never heard of them until Google told me. Sounds like music I may listen to occasionally.

3 My musical taste varies drastically. Sometimes it's The Beatles, other times its Marylin Manson...

4 No

[susan jackson]

1 So, do you identify with CD TG TS or other specification?

I am TS

2 Do you like Rush?

On record, I liked the first 4 LP's - 'Rush', 'Fly By Night', 'Caress Of Steel' and '2112'. However, when the keyboard became the main instrument, I stopped listening to them

Saying that, tho, in England we have a radio station called "Planet Rock", which specialises in classic rock music from the 60's to 80's, and they have a number of Rush songs on heavy circulation - 'YYZ', 'Tom Sawyer', 'Spirit Of Radio', 'La Villa Strangiato', and I have found myself getting into them again (albeit, not the synth heavy music from the 80's)

3 Why or why not?

I think they are good musicians. With the exception of John Enthwistle (The Who), Geddy Lee is my favourite bass player. Neil Peart's drum solos are always entertaining (something I never thought I would ever say!) and Alex Lifeson is a guitar virtuoso.

Although I have not seen them live, I do have a lot of their concert DVD's - 'Exit...Stage Left', 'Grace Under Pressure Tour', 'A Show Of Hands', 'Chronicles: The DVD Collection', 'In Rio', 'R:30', 'Snakes And Arrows' and ''Time Machine', and they always seem to have a lot of fun onstage, but I am still not sure why they have the washing machines as a backline!

4 Do you thing your gender identity has any influence on the music you listen to?

Not at all. As a boy growing up, I listened to a lot of rock, heavy metal and punk bands - The Who, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, The Ramones - and now, as a girl I listen to the same kind of music

I will admit to being more open-minded now (I also like Kylie and Lady Gaga), but that has more to do with me getting older, rather than gender identity

[Jillian Faith]

1 CD

2 Absolutely Yes

3 Fell in love with 2112 in college and the rest is history

4 Not sure I understand the question but here goes East Street Band

[Erica Marie]

1) TG

2) Rush is awesome

3) I saw them back in the early 90's in concert. They were cutting edge back in there time. Besides they probably had one of the best drummers around.

4) I promise being tg has nothing to do with the music I listen to. I enjoy everything from Alan Jackson to Katy Perry to ZZ Top.

[sometimes_miss]

I'm sort of CD/TG. I thought I was TS when I was a teen, before I knew what differentiated how males and females think and see the world.
2 Yes, well, their hits mainly. I don't listen to their whole albums.
3 I can't tell you why I like some music; it just sounds good.
4 Right now, I'm listening to a lot of pop music, mainly Korean and Japanese female vocal/dance groups. To some extent, I would like very much to be one of those girls, even though I know that it's impossible. Their current songs virtually always focus on love and relationships, where as most American songs (especially rap), well, for the most part just suck.
Favorites: SNSD aka Girls' Generation; Brown Eyed Girls; AKB48; Rainbow; SPICA; SES; FinKL; BabyVOX; and one lovely young woman who hails from Scotch Plains, NJ: Ailee. Terrific voice, great songs. Check this one out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7762P32shE

[Krististeph]

Thank you all so much for your replies! It's really great seeing the gamut of responses. I have not run any number yet, and i'm not sure how i can translate qualitative responses to quantitative, but it seems that music taste runs independent of gender orientation, but perhaps with a low positive correlation of genetic gender (basing this also of other responses from primarily female respondents.

For what it is worth, I think you all have a great range of tastes, which IMO is impressive and healthy. I LOVE the classification of Rush as "nerd rock", and I'd bet money that this is how Geddy, Alex, and Neil would classify themselves!

BTW- Neil wrote a short book recently called "Clockwork Angels", seems to be a bit of a cross between Eco's "Baudolino" and Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories". I would say it is Tolkienesque, but only in spirit, not in detail.

Musical taste seems to be pretty independent of most other personal characteristics, but again thank you all for your input!

[Tracii G]

1. TG
2. Never got into Rush all that much.
Not that they aren't a great band mind you.Neil Pert is amazing.
Music and being a CD/TG has no connection IMO.

[Cheryl T]

Ok...here goes.
1. Yes (I hate labels)
2. Sort of...saw them the first time ages ago when they opened for Humble Pie at Asbury Park Convention Center here in the Garden State. Never became a huge fan, but I like them some.
3. No particular reason, except that I mostly prefer classic rock and jazz.
4. No...no influence. I just enjoy any type of music that is good music from Rap to Classical and every where in between.

How about David Bowie? He always blurred the lines and I love him.

[RenneB]

Interesting thread... I'll play.

1) CDr heading towards TG...
2) Yes, got introduced to their music in the 70's ... gosh that was a long time ago. Actually saw then in concert too...
3) Great story rock songs.... love 2112...
4) No... I listen to a vast array of music from Bach to disco to rock to pop...

EC ..... Ahh Boy George, and a bunch of others....

Renne.....

[flatlander_48]

1. TG in general, CD specifically; BI
2. I've heard the name, but I have nothing specifically attached to them
3. I'm probably too old
4. I don't think there is a relationship between music and gender and sexuality for me. My musical tastes are very broad. Examples would be Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Dave Brubeck, Keb' Mo', Scott Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, Hilary Hahn, Enya, Creedence, Glenn Gould, Sergio Mendes, Adele, Buena Vista Social Club, The Temptations, TuPac, Sade, Clifton Chenier...

If you see a pattern in there, let me know...

[joank]

#2 -I thought 'Rush' was Rush Limbaugh.

[Ginger Jameson]

1 So, do you identify with CD TG TS or other specification?

CD

2 Do you like Rush?

They're ok. I don't own any, but they don't have a lot of songs that make me want to change the station.

3 Why or why not?

Too overplayed. They have maybe 5 songs that ever get any radio time.

4 Do you thing your gender identity has any influence on the music you listen to?

Deinitely. I listen to a lot of female pop and R&B singers. Then again, I also like Slayer and Metallica.

extra credit (??) Can you thing of a male band that is divided along the lines of conventional genetic gender?

Pretty much any metal band, and especially Death Metal, Speed Metal, and Thrash Metal.

[Kathyxd]

1 So, do you identify with CD TG TS or other specification?

2 Do you like Rush?

3 Why or why not?

4 Do you thing your gender identity has any influence on the music you listen to?

extra credit (??) Can you thing of a male band that is divided along the lines of conventional genetic gender?

1. CD
2. Yes (seen them live)
3. Neil is one of the all time great drummers, written some incredible songs (Subdivisions / Distant Early Warning / The Enemy Within / Tom Sawyer / Spirit Of Radio / Limelight and many others)
4. None whatsoever.

Sisters Of Mercy. (A Goth Band). Been to their gigs and Male Goths love to wear as much make up as the females and push the clothing boundries all the way

[susan jackson]

Hey, Krististeph. Here's something you might be interested in

On November 11th, the band are going to release a 10-DVD or six-Blu-ray set entitled 'R40', to celebrate their 40th anniversary

The set contains the previously released concert videos 'Rush in Rio' (2003), 'R30' (2005), 'Snakes & Arrows Live' (2008), 'Time Machine 2011: Time in Cleveland' (2011) and 'Clockwork Angels Tour' (2013), as well as a bonus disc with previously unreleased live performances:

Bonus Disc Contents:

Laura Secord Secondary School 1974

1. "Need Some Love"
2. "Before and After"
3. "Best I Can"
4. "I've Been Runnin'"
5. "Bad Boy"
6. "The Loser"
7. "Working Man"
8. "In the Mood" (partial)

Capitol Theatre 1976

1. "Bastille Day"
2. "Anthem"
3. "Lakeside Park"
4. "2112"
5. "Fly By Night"/"In the Mood"

1988

"Lock and Key"

Molson Amphitheatre 1997

1. "Limelight"
2. "Half the World"
3. "Limbo"
4. "Virtuality"
5. "Nobody's Hero"
6. "Test for Echo"
7. "Leave That Thing Alone"/Drum Solo
8. "2112" (all seven parts)

2011

"I Still Love You Man"

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, 2013

1. "2112," featuring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nick Raskulinecz
2. "Tom Sawyer"
3. "The Spirit of Radio"

The box set also contains a 52-page hardback book, including photos of memorabilia and from concerts throughout their career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk1j2JY75J0