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tweeglitch
Given a choice, I don't think I would have opted for free will. But it was forced upon me.
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PlayWithMorFeel
Its funny to me how people who enjoy Rush often have to be a little apolegetic about Geddy Lee's voice. I think it is almost my favorite aspect of the band. The guy has seriously elite range, and when he adds some distortion to his already alien sounding voice it is really intense. He can also sing with more of a church choir boy cleanliness if he wants to.
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Zooterkins
Oh my god that would be incredible. I can only imagine what it would sound like with their slow gothic doom style and Peter's brooding vocals.
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spaceace60
I love RUSH but this was one of the last albums from them i bought actually moving pictures was and was the last real rush album imo! though i saw both tours 80/81(excellent of course!)
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YoQueSe666
Full of the high bow lyrics and hard driving soundscapes Rush is known for, this rocker debuted live in 1979 and it has remained a fan favorite ever since. While its parent album saw the trio move towards more radio-ready songs, “Freewill” proved they were still musically innovative. At just over 5 minutes, it’s filled with Geddy Lee’s trebly bass lines, Neil Peart’s complex drum fills, and a shredding guitar solo from Alex Lifeson that could give Eddie Van Halen a run for his money. -- watchmojo
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thomas2112
geddy lee....... the BEST bassist EVER!! a symphony of sound from only 3 men. luv ya 4ever guys!!!!!!!!!!!
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maxlharris
Possibly my favorite song of all time. So many lyrics worthy of highlight. Blame is better to give than recieve. If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice. Predestination is an inherently religious belief. But you can hold religion with a spectator or even a mild interventionist deity and still not hold predestination. So, atheist anthem for atheists, but not inherently anti-religion. Kind of like me. I am not inherently anti-religion even though I am as devout an atheist as the next atheist. But, that said, I believe as Sting wrote" Men go crazy in congregations they only get better one by one" so I am not gonna attempt to talk anyone out of their beliefs.
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Endymion85
The bass in this is sick by Geddy and live the whole drum kit just shakes it's incredible!
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SanitysRefuge
I don't think this is so much an atheist anthem as it is about fate vs. freewill...to say that this was an atheist anthem is to say that there are no beliefs that incorporate god AND freewill. I believe in freewill (and am not an atheist), but in a limited scope. We all have choices to make, but we can only make one. In a sense there is only one possible path that time will ever walk down...only one thing that can happen. That almost sounds like fate to me, but it is as if freewill is the tool we were given to shape the very fate of reality. Them's my two cents.
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KingOSunsetTown
As someone with pretty strong spiritual beliefs, I do have difficulty relating to this song's message, but I think I'm mature enough to appreciate it for its quality. And i do believe that everything is freewill, but also that there are consequences, good or bad, for our choices. No matter what, I'll always be a Rush fan.
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