tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354262968864278323.post4497125868983971305..comments2023-11-02T08:37:18.851-07:00Comments on The Rock and Roll Librarian: Jumping the Rock and Roll Shark - The Top 10Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10675566407869055627noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354262968864278323.post-86870687609879021852021-09-23T12:27:03.660-07:002021-09-23T12:27:03.660-07:00"Jumping The Shark" doesn't mean the..."Jumping The Shark" doesn't mean the last good thing produced, after which everything was bad - it means the first bad thing after all of the good things. The episode where Fonzi jumped the shark was not good - it was stupid. So you're right about Rush's Signals album - it was crap compared to everything before - but you are wrong about GnR Appetite - that is one of the greatest rock albums of all time. The album *after* that is the shark-jumping album.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408531754811914029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354262968864278323.post-61143002118584761192016-05-31T03:30:56.357-07:002016-05-31T03:30:56.357-07:00Very astute observations Joseph. I have not seen r...Very astute observations Joseph. I have not seen rush play live for many years, but the last time was when they were doing a 2112 celebration as part of the show so it was all good! Also, Geddy's voice was still in top shape back then. Around 1997 I think???Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675566407869055627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354262968864278323.post-56806531470833028362016-05-29T16:10:15.282-07:002016-05-29T16:10:15.282-07:00Too bad there are no comments here; it's a gre...Too bad there are no comments here; it's a great topic.<br /><br />The one that intriques me is Rush. I absolutely agree with your assessment. They were a really great band from their inception in 1974, when they were plating bluesy heavy metal often compared to Led Zeppelin, through Moving Pictures.<br /><br />Along the way they truly evolved, creating a sound like no other band before or since.<br /><br />Then with their 1982 release "Signals" they all of a sudden took a sharp turn towards bland synth driven pop. They still managed two decent songs on that album (Subdivisions and New World Man) but the album was stunningly bland.<br /><br />They only got worse afterwards.<br /><br /><br />The interesting part though is that most Rush fans know they jumped the shark with Signals, but many will deny it in a manner reminiscent of religious apologetics.<br /><br />There are other bands whose fans will deny jumping the shark, but none are so committed to this denial or so bad at making convincing people that they actually like their post Signals material.<br /><br />Their last tour (R41 in 2015) was awesome however precisely because it featured 90 minutes of material from their pre-Signals albums.<br /><br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401804774241982341noreply@blogger.com