Poll: RUSH (the band) Pinball Machine

HELL YES. Although I have to say I’m already surprised at the number of yes’s. Kinda figured this would have less appeal than say.. AC/DC

#11 4 years ago

CLS

ChrisS

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Carthage, MO

12y 82,350 3,017 25

I’m pretty sure every sale would have to come with a bottle of Maple Syrup.

Presto, Roll the bones. I’m in.

#12 4 years ago

DLS

leaffan67

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Toronto, ON

12y 65,900 621 46 37

in for certain.

#13 4 years ago

BIL

billyboy

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Murrieta, CA

9y 54,050 171 2

Dream theme. Would Definitely be in!

Rotisserie chicken topper (great prop at concert)

YYZ drum solo hurry up mode.

#14 4 years ago

RON

ronlisa

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Odessa, MO

13y 98,800 1,763 25 42

Put me on the list for a Rush LE. Great band ( especially for a 3 man band) with several top hits.
Also, I love music pins. Nothing like some classic rock while playing a pinball.

#15 4 years ago

BUZ

Buzz

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Canada's best gift to the world.

#16 4 years ago

MTO

hazmat7719

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Arbutus, MD

5y 66,150 304 18 1

Quoted from Buzz:
Canada's best gift to the world.

And Crown Royal!

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#17 4 years ago

HAN

QuickSilverShelby

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Canmore, AB

11y 70,300 1,605 7

And the Tragically Hip.

QSS

#18 4 years ago

DAD

Yelobird

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Wheaton, IL

20y 160K 10,056 44 37

Ok 2 great things from Canada. Rush and Bob and Doug McKenzie. All in one magical fun moment. Imagine plunging the ball with Geddy Lee singing “take off, to the great white north!” Lol

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#19 4 years ago

???

CreepyTom

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6y 39,050 161

Would be in on a LE.

#20 4 years ago

???

Ockeyhead

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Dover, PA

10y 52,900 651 3 14

The Rush theme would be an epic title that would transcend the commercially familiar rock band pin. The Rush name itself is synonymous with the most intricate yet most captivating & recognized music that goes beyond the common-time limits. The progressive patterns w/ time signature change are incredibly complex, but holds true to the sensation that defines the band.

To produce & trademark a Rush pin would be a genius marketing strategy that would easily sell & recruit new pinball enthusiast from the devoted masses of Rush fans. The Rush faithful would at first go insane, then inform the devoted fan base, as they would break out their wallets no matter what the cost! The Rush title alone would be incredibly epic & tremendously profitable!

Though I've seen Rush many times, here is my wife & I standing next to greatness...

The third picture is my Peace Paragon nine ply maple drum-set, complete w/ octobans, timbales, woodblocks, cowbell tree, a volley of Zildjian A's, etc. There's only one thing better than listening to Rush, that's playing along to Rush.

Can you imagine a "La Villa Strangiato" wizard mode? WOW!!!

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#21 4 years ago

TKM

Daditude

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Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,113 23 271 1

We have a lot of music pins now, but the one I really feel deserves a pin that doesn't gave one is Queen. If iron maiden can have 2, kiss can have 2 and soon to be guns n roses with 2...why can't we have 1 queen pin?

#22 4 years ago

???

ccbiggsoo7

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10y 91,050 6,063 37 10 2

heard just the other day that sadly neil pert isn't even playing drums any longer. has some hand issues. but RUSH would be a dream theme for me, as would a pink Floyd.

#23 4 years ago

DMG

dgpinball

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Abbotsford, BC

12y 88,900 1,661 147 72

Any game with Tom Sawyer playing in it would be hard for me to resist, love lots of their other music, but that's the one that does it for me!!

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#24 4 years ago

AJB

AJB4

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9y 93,550 793 7 37

Absolutely
In for an LE from day 1 and it would never leave

#25 4 years ago

ROB

Rdoyle1978

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Quoted from ccbiggsoo7:
heard just the other day that sadly neil pert isn't even playing drums any longer. has some hand issues. but RUSH would be a dream theme for me, as would a pink Floyd.

He really hasn't - that last tour was apparently agonizing for him, between tendonitis and some sort of foot infection. His daughter is 8 (I think?) now.. and after what happened to him with his first daughter and wife dying in the late 90s... every song we got after that was a gift

#26 4 years ago

TRG

TomGWI

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12y 143K 10,945 156

Quoted from Daditude:
We have a lot of music pins now, but the one I really feel deserves a pin that doesn't gave one is Queen. If iron maiden can have 2, kiss can have 2 and soon to be guns n roses with 2...why can't we have 1 queen pin?

Queen would be great. I would put it next to my Rush pin.

#27 4 years ago

ROB

Rdoyle1978

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Quoted from Daditude:
We have a lot of music pins now, but the one I really feel deserves a pin that doesn't gave one is Queen. If iron maiden can have 2, kiss can have 2 and soon to be guns n roses with 2...why can't we have 1 queen pin?

HUGE Queen fan here - but IMO Rush has better opportunity for a good game, with all the characters and jokes and themes they've come up with over the years. Clockwork Angels could be a game on it own! But 2112... Hemispheres... Moving Pictures...

#28 4 years ago

CRD

chad

Game Guy

11y 140K 15,084 9 4

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#29 4 years ago

???

Ockeyhead

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Dover, PA

10y 52,900 651 3 14

Stern, if you are following the only reason why we hear crickets right now is because the Pinside horde is completely overwhelmed at the possibility of a Rush pin. Please be patient until they recuperate...

Never mind. Right now they are all too busy listening to Rush!

#30 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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#31 4 years ago

JEG

tslayer71

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Lakewood, CO

12y 77,550 1,231 10

Have no money right now for any pin, but would find a way for Rush... Material for 2112

#32 4 years ago

SMG

gouveia

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If someone did, they would be wise to focus on 2112 or Moving Pictures. Keith Elwin actually tried to get away with putting some Rush in Archer.

#33 4 years ago

TMO

bbaker2824

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Festus, MO

12y 60,800 605 8 6 1

This is probably the only game I would buy NIB LE sight unseen.

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#34 4 years ago

REW

Anonymouse

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Swoyersville, PA

6y 43,300 387 2

I want to see 123 shots like in Dr. Dude to start XYZ mode.

#35 4 years ago

CRG

Iaintnobodydork

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Mcdonough, GA

11y 40,050 217 20 17

Needs to be a Power Windows only theme!

#36 4 years ago

JAH

pinballjah

Pinball Plates

7y 91,300 3,293

Have you seen the Rush orchestration I did for Dr Who? Check out the highlight video I did.

#37 4 years ago

JAH

pinballjah

Pinball Plates

7y 91,300 3,293

You can add Rush music to most games with a Pinsound card. Not a Rush specific pinball, but at least you can enjoy their music while you play.

#38 4 years ago

TRG

TomGWI

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12y 143K 10,945 156

Would want a By Tor and the Snow Dog and 2112 modes.

#39 4 years ago

ROB

Rdoyle1978

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Quoted from TomGWI:
Would want a By Tor and the Snow Dog and 2112 modes.

And the dragon, and the (stay with me) Thunderbirds bobble heads.. and the Power Windows kid, and The King, and the Test for Echo totem, and, and , and...

Maybe we’ll skip the dude from Hemispheres though

#40 4 years ago

???

Ockeyhead

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Dover, PA

10y 52,900 651 3 14

Yeah, I'm not into naked men so we'll go w/ the female puppet on Permanent Waves.

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#41 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rush/1978/swing-auditorium-san-bernardino-ca-6bd2f262.html

Wow!

I haven't listened to this band in like 40 years, but I guess it would sell.

Stopped liking them when that Tom Sawyer crap came out. But anything before that was classic.

Hard to find a live recording, but this was the first time I saw them. Small place with some pretty hard wooden benches to sit on.

Pat Travers Band opened up.

#42 4 years ago

SMG

gouveia

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Tom Sawyer crap? So you're one of those guys...hahaha.

#43 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from gouveia:
Tom Sawyer crap? So you're one of those guys...hahaha.

Yep. I got in when 2112 came out and made it thru their robed faze and sat second row center at the LA Forum on the Permanent Waves tour. Another great album. Alex Lifeson took out my left ear when he hit one of those high notes.

Music was changing though, and so was I.

#44 4 years ago

SMG

gouveia

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Hahaha. Don't disagree with you about those albums. But Alex doesn't sing.

#45 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from gouveia:
But Alex doesn't sing.

It was a high note from his guitar that sent my ear ringing.

Forum is a huge place, and on the day tickets went on sale, we were randomly given #9 priority wristband to buy tickets. Instead of front row off to the side, we chose second row right in the middle.

#46 4 years ago

SMG

gouveia

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Quoted from o-din:
we were randomly given #9 priority wristband to buy tickets.

Ah, those were the days...

#47 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from gouveia:
Ah, those were the days...

It's funny, as they had us all sitting in the parking lot as they went around and told people to put their hand on their head and they would slap a wristband on.

When it first started the dude walked right at me, so I put my hand on my head a little prematurely, so he skipped me and went right to my buddy sitting next to me. He got #9, but we got the tickets.

I prefer the days when you camped out at the box office, and your spot in line was your spot regardless.

#48 4 years ago

SMG

gouveia

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Or you stood in line at Licorice Pizza.

#49 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from gouveia:
Or you stood in line at Licorice Pizza.

Haha! lol. Or Ticketron at Sears.

When I went to get GnR tickets in the basement of May Company at Ticketmaster for their first show back in LA after the release of AFD in 1987, there was a long line getting Michael Jackson tickets or something like that.

When I got to the front of the line, the lady said we don't have any listing on Guns and Roses. I had to think fast as the line was long behind me, so I said

"Try Guns N Roses" . "Oh, here they are. Never heard of them before".

#50 4 years ago

SBS

o-din

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