Quoted from megadeth2600:

The first Rush song that ever blew me away was "Time Stand Still". Everything about that song ... the drums, the bass, the vocals, was incredible to me. I recall listening to that song something like 20 times in a row. That song got me hooked.
It sucks that he's gone, but I have a feeling Rush's music is going to live on for many, many generations ... by extension, so will he.

Quoted from jrpinball:

These guys are like gods to us.
When they pass, it really hurts.
It's like part of us has died with them.
The only consolation is that their artistic contributions will live on long after we're gone. The list gets longer and longer all the time. It's part of life and aging. Our idols fall, but for whom does the bell toll.
Play it LOUD, and celebrate his life!

Quoted from usandthem:

Great quote. I feel that way about the whole classic rock era, actually.