# Rush plays Rock Band

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-plays-rock-band/457530>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 23, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-plays-rock-band/457530 "2008-07-23T20:24:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-plays-rock-band/457530/1 "2008-07-23T20:24:35Z")

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Check it out, from [The Colbert Report](http://www.colbertnation.com/?p=1657) Web site.

They look utterly serious when playing. Apparently, they’re not so good at “Tom Sawyer.” 😃

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-plays-rock-band/457530/2 "2008-07-23T20:49:40Z")

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They didn’ t hook the amplifier up correctly (if they used one at all).

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-plays-rock-band/457530/3 "2008-07-23T21:58:39Z")

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Hilarious! They really did seem weirdly intense about the whole thing, which actually made it funner.

Anybody have a link to the actual performance they did on the show?

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**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-plays-rock-band/457530/4 "2008-07-23T22:10:01Z")

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Neil Peart probably didn’t know what to do with only four drum pads.