tkotitan Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Since most Rush songs follow a standard rock song pattern of verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus (or something like that) I was wondering what people's fav bridges are from which songs. I've had a list building in my head so I'm wondering if anyone else has the same. 1 Driven - Different Stages. This has to be my favorite bridge, it's the moment I look forward to the most in the song. The wandering bass solo that shifts to a determined cadence reinforced by the drums working back in and the long dissonant guitar chord that's laid down on top of it just chilling. Then it all comes together into a heavy rock grove that you just don't want to end. 2 Secret Touch - The textured guitar reverb effect just sounds really amazing to me and is complemented superbly by the bass riff laid down over it. What I found interesting was that on the Rio DVD, geddy doesn't play that heavy riff, he must have broken too many strings on tour attempting it, or had other reproduction issues. When I saw them in Rochester, Geddy took center stage only to break a string and had to play out the rest of the song, man that sounded strange. 3 The Weapon - It took me a long time to appreciate this guitar-central bridge, but I truly admire the guitar playing in the face of the overlaid synth sound. The way it tops off with neil's drumming makes it high on my list. Others - lyrically, Something for Nothing and The Enemy Within are some of my favorite bridges because of the straight-forward and determined meaning. So that's mine, how about yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 http://www.nireland.com/bridgeman/Golden%20Gate%20Br.jpg Wrong kind of bridge.........ahem! Afterimage. Alex's solo is full of force and captures the essence of the song. Amazing. Everyone knows I love this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfan87 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I think that the best bridge in a Rush song would have to be Force Ten. You gotta love the jackhammer sequence. Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZYRANNIX Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 CUT TO THE CHASE. The combination of the Angus Young type guitar and the Jon Lord keyboard sound are pretty darn funky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 I love the wah wah wah wah durgh durgh durghdurgh sequence just before "A quantum leap forward......" in Natural Science. Turn the Page also comes to mind (the bit just before the bass intro repeats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Not quite a bridge, but I think the single triangle beat in Hemispheres Prelude is a work of genius (NB, I'm not taking the smeg here - I'm serious, I think its great) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indica Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Force ten has a bridge thats kind of whack and I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 The Spirit Of Radio and Lock And Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 I've always like their exented bridges, like on Marathon, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Someone educate me. I don't know much about the mechanics of making music, (but I can listen with the best of them), and I need someone to tell me exactly what a bridge in music is. I think I have an idea; that it's the buildup to the guitar (or whatever instrument) solo. I need to know what it is because even though I don't know, I'm sure I have some favorites nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 QUOTE (Ghost of a Rider @ May 8 2005, 11:41 AM) Someone educate me. I don't know much about the mechanics of making music, (but I can listen with the best of them), and I need someone to tell me exactly what a bridge in music is. I think I have an idea; that it's the buildup to the guitar (or whatever instrument) solo. I need to know what it is because even though I don't know, I'm sure I have some favorites nonetheless. Example of a bridge: "We don't want to be victims, On that we all agree So we lock up the killer instinct And throw away the key" Lock And Key Someone correct me if I am wrong too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleAgent420 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 My favorite bridge is in The Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ May 8 2005, 12:03 PM) Example of a bridge: "We don't want to be victims, On that we all agree So we lock up the killer instinct And throw away the key" Lock And Key Someone correct me if I am wrong too. I just looked it up in Websters and it is defined as a musical passage linking two sections of a song. So your example may be correct but it brings up a couple more: Can there be more than one bridge in a song and can a guitar solo be considered the same thing? I'll get all the answers yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE (rickyrob @ May 4 2005, 08:19 AM) http://www.nireland.com/bridgeman/Golden%20Gate%20Br.jpg Wrong kind of bridge.........ahem! Afterimage. Alex's solo is full of force and captures the essence of the song. Amazing. Everyone knows I love this album. Love that one too, but the Bay Bridge is so much more practical. I hardly ever have the need to go to the North Bay, but am always over on the East Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progrush2112 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Tom Sawyer-the part with all the fills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics23 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I'm not too crazy about the "Dreamiline" bridge. When we are young, etcetera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arndrake Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Marathon's bridge is nice You can do a lot in a lifetime If you don't burn out too fast You can make the most of the distance First you need endurance First you've got to last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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