Part 2 picks up right where we left off on Part 1, by tackling the post-Moving Pictures journey of our Canuck music heroes. They’ve just experienced their greatest commercial success (artistic as well, at least according to CFX) to date and ready to fire the up the synths for some emotion transmission on 1982’s Signals. How do the next 11 albums over 30 years of the band’s studio recording history go down? Are they cool with their rapidly growing, hard-won, post-Moving Pictures fan base? Or will they be cast out? We cover it all, have major disagreements agreements along the way, and learn:

• How not to make music videos
• What famous drummer (ok, look-alike) starred in the Subdivisions video
• How disco might have been Rush’s secret weapon
• What happens when Neil Peart and Jeff go head-to-head in an lyric writing contest
• How everyone is entitled to Geddy’s opinion
• Why Big Money has no soul
• And, finally, how exactly, abnormal shapes and forms contribute to life in two dimensions becoming a mass production scheme

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ATTENTION PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION! WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL! WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL! That's right, eh! This is the big one, episode 50, and so, it's time to grab a Molson Golden, don that kimono, and tuck into some poutine, because CFX are covering one of the all time greats, Canadian rock gods, RUSH. This is an episode so huge and magnificent, that we couldn't do it in one go, but had to split it in two. That's right, for a total of 5+ hours, we dive into the history, zeitgeist and take on the whole discography of these virtuosic prog wizards from the Great White North. In part 1, we chart the rise of the band, from their humble beginnings as heavy riff rockers to hash oil imbibing prog rockers to multi-platinum FM radio rulers. RUSH are great, we all know that, but how well do they stack up really? In the first part, we cover everything from the early days of the band with drummer John Rutsey before Neil "The Professor" Peart would blow everyone away with his Objectivist philosophical beliefs and superhuman drumming all the way to the band's megablockbuster Moving Pictures album (in part 2, we'll cover the rest). We decide if the band really does mold a new reality or if their music is just a silly whim (that doesn't fit the plan). And, along the way, as you've come to expect, we also learn...

• What rush song nerds listen to to get "in the mood"
• How to pronounce Alex's real last name (actually, we could never figure that out)
• What band wouldn't allow Rush to have a soundcheck and, let's face it, were total hoseheads
• What cartoon character did critics say Geddy Lee sang like
• What was the most difficult album to record? The easiest? And the most hash-influenced?
• How your esteemed hosts rank the albums of this era
• And, finally, will we be dining on honeydew or will this episode end in Tears…

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Teen archetypes! Melodramatic method-inspired soliloquies! Stepford Wives teen makeovers! Flaring nostrils! Hairy butt loving sportos! Quarterflash sound-alikes! And, who could forget… Neo-Nazi Zoom DWEEBIES?! If you’re wondering what we’re talking about, you’ve obviously never seen the 1985 classic John Hughes film, The Breakfast Club! We were bound to get to this one sooner or later and this week we do, diving into the history and zeitgeist of this film and deciding whether it is indeed one of the great and enduring teen-centered films ever made or if we should just ignore the advice of Simple Minds and just FORGET ABOUT IT. We also have some fun talking about which of the teen archetypes we most resembled (it’s not hard to guess… we’re looking at you, Brian Johnson) and go through a meticulous walk-through of just about every detail and event of the film, and, as you’ve come to expect, we also learn…

• What the Brat Pack was and what a Rat Pack version of this film might be like
• Who originally was cast as rebel John Bender and what physical characteristic led to Judd Nelson getting the part
• Which of your CFX hosts also took shop and how he messed up his project worse than Brian
• About Jeff’s foreign film movie career starring alongside of Molly Ringwald and Patrick Dempsey
• Which character was probably most interested in what, besides Bender’s weed, was in Johnson’s underwear
• How to not fake being stoned
• What happens when you mess with the bull…

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This week CFX takes on the short-lived cult sci-fi show, Firefly. We dive into the history of the show, explore its eleven TV episodes and the 2005 fan-driven film Serenity to decide whether this oddball mix of western and space opera is “shiny” or just a whole lot of “Fei-oo”. What about this show made fans dress in space cowboy outfits, speak bad Chinese to each other, serenade Renaissance Faire crowds with Firefly-inspired ballads, and finally wage an internet battle against the evil Hollywood “alliance” to save their show? Will CFX join in the rebellion by proclaiming Firefly as the greatest show that never was or try to “take the sky” from all of these dedicated fans by pointing out that maybe this is just Star Wars meets Battlestar Galactica meets The A-Team and Have Gun WIll Travel? You may be surprised, and, as usual, along the way, you’ll learn…

• What Simon and Simon and Simon LeBon have to do with this saga
• How NOT to speak Chinese
• Who didn’t cry when Wash died
• What it means to be a "good" smuggler
• How to conduct business as a space prostitute
• What it takes to be lured away from Klingon fandom
• And finally, the fan favorite liaison that had us headed to our bunks with Jayne

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This week CFX tackles one of the most popular and controversial books of all time, J.D. Salinger’s 1951 coming of age novel The Catcher in the Rye. This is a book that nearly everyone has read and we talk about how the book affected us when we read it as teenagers and how we view it now. We got into Salinger’s incredible life story, including his harrowing experiences in World War 2 and how his experiences influenced his writing and his difficult relationship with success eventually led him to live life as a recluse and to stop publishing altogether. And, more importantly, we decide if this novel really knocks us out, really kills us, if you know what we mean, or is just phony and corny. And, as usual, along the way, we also learn…

• Why Jeff’s favorite character in the novel is (good ol’) Edgar Marsala
• Why Salinger might have identified with the more perverted residents at the Edmont Hotel
• What famous actor wanted to adapt the book and play Holden himself even though he was a 40 year old man (actually, we forget to include this fact but it’s JERRY LEWIS!)
• What a butt-twitcher is and why we care
• How Paul Stanley’s hairy chest plays into the story
• And finally, will we be able to get past all that David Copperfield shit and channel our inner Stradlater to give Jane Gallagher the time or will we regress to our outer Ackley kid and get punched in the gut by Maurice the pimp?

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This week CFX celebrates St. Patrick’s Day by covering the greatest Irish band in history, Thin Lizzy! And if you consider that to be a controversial statement, we understand because as great as Thin Lizzy were, they weren’t nearly as popular as they should have been. Why weren’t they absolutely huge? Why wasn’t Phil Lynott, their charismatic leader and brilliant songwriter and bassist, a household name? Why did American FM radio barely play them? We dig into the band’s troubled history and do an analysis of their very interesting discography. We talk about the innovative twin guitar attack that spawned a thousand bands, Lynott’s poetic lyrics and brilliant storytelling, and what’s got to be the most under-appreciated drumming of all time. We talk about all the sex and we talk about all the drugs. This is a tragic story, but is there a happy CFX evaluation in the end? We decide that, and, as usual, along the way, we also learn…

• How tough does a town have to be to have more than one jail?
• What the deal is with ‘70s rock stars and their obsession with buffaloes?
• Why Dean Martin may be the new Steely Dan of CFX
• How does one get chocolate stains on one’s pants?
• Why Phil Lynott missed his chance to write 70’s sitcom theme songs
• Finally, are there any “gurls” who want a little more Irish in them? (Asking for a friend)

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This week, the power of CFX compels you to listen to our second Satanic episode in a row! That’s right, for Episode 45, we take on 1973 horror classic, The Exorcist! Is this the greatest, most shocking horror film ever made or just a pile of pea soup colored puke? We answer this by digging into every detail of the incredible story of how this film was made, its impact at then and whether it still stands the test of time. And, as always, along the way, we also learn….

• Which CFX host has something creepy in common with Rick Springfield, Rick James and CFX alumnus Neil Giraldo.
• What William Friedkin would do on set to get the best performances from his cast
• How Mercedes McCambridge prepared for her role as Pazuzu
• What words Jeff used to make the Ouija board spell out back in the day (and no it wasn’t Steely Dan Rules!)

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This week CFX takes on the whole idea of Satanic music and the phenomenon of backmasking. Are rock artists intentionally hiding secret Satanic messages that are only revealed when the record is played backwards? And can our subconscious minds pick up on these messages somehow when the records are played forwards? We do a deep dive into the whole history of backmasking, the origins of Satan and God and all that and, of course, we got all the facts right because “we did our own research”! At any rate, join us for a fun, stupid episode where we make fun of some seriously stupid shit and, as usual, along the way, we learn…

• How batshit crazy legendary heavy metal musician Dave Mustaine is now
• Why you should never go near your fundamentalist Christian neighbor’s tool shed
• What Satan has in common with Perry Mason
• How the Satanic metal band Venom once outdid Weird Al Yankovic at musical comedy
• How Iron Maiden contributed to fun with a Rasta spoof about Idi Amin...

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