Alvy Singer Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The Big Money outro The synth middle eight in Middletown Dreams and of course... 'It's really just a question of your honesty...yeah your honesty'!! They get me every time... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The second verse of "Territories", that sequencer pattern is off the chain! Also the chorus of "Xanadu", the solo section of "Cinderella Man", instrumental section and end of "Time Stand Still", second verse of "Lock and Key", first chorus of "Turn the Page", solo of "Between the Wheels" and "Emotion Detector", The synth solo in "Countdown", chorus and solo of "The Analog Kid"....I could go on for days! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The power and drama of Earthshine around these lyrics - Reflected lightTo another's sightAnd the moonTells a lover's story My borrowed faceAnd my third-hand graceOnly reflect your glory and Al's solo in la villa Like totally awesome 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFlyer2112 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The whole "Manhattan Project" and Geddy vocals on this song just send me shivers down the spine!!!! And "Mission" as well: Neil Peart drumming on this song, Alex uplifting and emotional Guitar solo and Ged bass and vocals performance on this song is very awesome and great!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 "one two, buckle my shoe" is my favorite moment on my favorite song on my favorite recording of all time. The live rendition of "In The End" and that moment and the beauty that follows never gets old. The clear crisp recording and the power therein has never been matched in my humble old opinion... :codger: :sigh: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The "ding" in Hemispheres. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 From ATWAS: "One, two, buckle my shoe..." and following; the playout of "Lakeside Park", the bit of feedback in "By-tor and the Snowdog" (because it reminds you it's live, and IMHO "By-tor" is live Rush at its best). Does all of "Xanadu" count? And "Red Barchetta"? The first "Wheels within wheels" refrain. From Hemispheres: the instrumental middles of The Trees and La Villa, and of course this part at 19:43: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlNrQGmj6oQ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 "one two, buckle my shoe" is my favorite moment on my favorite song on my favorite recording of all time. The live rendition of "In The End" and that moment and the beauty that follows never gets old. The clear crisp recording and the power therein has never been matched in my humble old opinion... :codger: :sigh: You posted this as I was writing mine. Great minds think alike I guess. It must be all those chemicals in the Chesapeake Bay that seeped into our Maryland water supply as we were growing up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 "one two, buckle my shoe" is my favorite moment on my favorite song on my favorite recording of all time. The live rendition of "In The End" and that moment and the beauty that follows never gets old. The clear crisp recording and the power therein has never been matched in my humble old opinion... :codger: :sigh: You posted this as I was writing mine. Great minds think alike I guess. It must be all those chemicals in the Chesapeake Bay that seeped into our Maryland water supply as we were growing up.:cheers: I agree with the rest of your post as well. ATWAS will never be replaced as my favorite recording all time by anyone in any genre ever, forever and always Amen.... The very best from the very best.... :) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The second verse of "Territories", that sequencer pattern is off the chain! Also the chorus of "Xanadu", the solo section of "Cinderella Man", instrumental section and end of "Time Stand Still", second verse of "Lock and Key", first chorus of "Turn the Page", solo of "Between the Wheels" and "Emotion Detector", The synth solo in "Countdown", chorus and solo of "The Analog Kid"....I could go on for days! Totatly agree with you on Territories. That's just awesome. My other favorites include:The main wall of sound in "Body Electric"The lyics "pilot of Anola Gay, Flying out of the shock wave, on that August Day."Numerous drum fills on Headlong Flight. And of course the greatest countdown in any shong, from "Fith Order of Angles" - In the End: "One, two, three, FOURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!" :haz: <-That is rock and roll, baby! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) The second verse of "Territories", that sequencer pattern is off the chain! Also the chorus of "Xanadu", the solo section of "Cinderella Man", instrumental section and end of "Time Stand Still", second verse of "Lock and Key", first chorus of "Turn the Page", solo of "Between the Wheels" and "Emotion Detector", The synth solo in "Countdown", chorus and solo of "The Analog Kid"....I could go on for days! Totatly agree with you on Territories. That's just awesome. My other favorites include:The main wall of sound in "Body Electric"The lyics "pilot of Anola Gay, Flying out of the shock wave, on that August Day."Numerous drum fills on Headlong Flight. And of course the greatest countdown in any shong, from "Fith Order of Angles" - In the End: "One, two, three, FOURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!" :haz: <-That is rock and roll, baby! Finally! I can never get anyone to acknowledge how dope that part of Territories is! And I wholeheartedly agree with you on your other choices, especially the "The Body Electric", such a unique Rush song Edited April 3, 2014 by Geddy's Soul Patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen of the World Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Too many for me to mention. I find that probably 80% of their songs have some sort of magic moment. Be it something long like Alex's solo in LVS, something inspiring such as some of the songs already mentioned, or something that leaves you wanting more such as the outro to Different Strings. I even find so many subtle things that they do: a single note, a pause, or the way Geddy sings a word can produce one of those magical moments. It shows how much effort they put into song writing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 It shows how much effort they put into song writing. Like the little synthesizer sounds in the background during the "Brightness of new birth/Take heart from the harvest/Shave the harvest from the earth" section of 'Anagram'. Or that guitar note held till the end of the song after Alex's solo on 'Limelight'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The acoustic part in Good News First!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushBoingo Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I think one of the most under appreciated moments is the instrumental break in Red Lenses. I remember being weirded out by the song on first listen until that soft piano came in, and then it alternated with Marimba, and then kicked into high gear with in my opinion one of Rush's best instrumental breaks. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) I especially love the one part of the song where it goes all like "BRAGGHHH" And then, And then he goes all like "CRAWWWSSHHH" And then the other guy goes like "SoooWeeeesssH :D-13:And then "BRGRGGRGRGRGRRGRG" :bang bang:And then "BOOOOOMM", "CRWASHH", "CRACH, CRACH< CRAH" :Neil: :madra: What's that song? "Rivendell"? Yeah, that's my jam. Edited April 4, 2014 by BigBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I've always like the two contrasting drum fills that Neil does on the ATWAS version of What You're Doing. The first is at 3:53 and seems very Keith Moon. The 2nd is at 4:05 and is pure Peart. http://youtu.be/6Dn8VH30eWs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFlyer2112 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Oh and "The Main Monkey Business" and "Faithless" song!!!!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The entire Return of the Prince guitar solo, but in particular the 5 notes at the very end of it… sort of a wah-wah sound, but I don't think it's done with a wah-wah. It is a great example (one of many!) of the artistic genius of Alex Lifeson, in that it seems almost as if the entire solo (which is artistically beautiful on its own), is a preparation, or "build-up". if you will, for those five final notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Xanadu. The whole song is the best part. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Geddy's extended bass solo at the end of Leave That Thing Alone on The Time Machine Tour. :geddy: :ebert: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Facsimile Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Way too many great moments in songs, but I'll try to think of as many as I can... -Natural Science (from Diff. Stages) - the whole "science like nature/the most endangered SPE-CIEEEES" section -2112 (Diff. Stages) - too many goosebump-inducing moments that aren't on the studio version, so I'll just say the whole dang song -TSoR (any version) - from "all this machinery" thru the end of that batch of lyrics -Prime Mover - 'from the point on the compass...' through '...the point of departure is not to return' -Middletown Dreams - "OOOHHHHHHHOOOOOHOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOOOOO..." -Grand Designs - "...wild kinetic dreEEEEEEAMS...OHHHHH" -By-Tor & tSD (Rio) - just love the way Ged sings that whole first line, with the emphasis on "TORCH-light" -Ghost of a Chance - that tinny-sounding guitar bit Alex does in the choruses after "...and make it last" -La Villa Strangiato (Time Machine) - the 'Lerxst in Wonderland' section -Force Ten (studio version) - that cool little bass bit after "...to the rhythms of the night", which they NEVER do live, for some reason -The Camera Eye - "from aaaaa leaden skyyy-YIIII" -Between Sun and Moon - the last chorus, where it almost feels like Ged interrupts himself to sing the first half of the chorus again -Limelight - solo -The Garden - solo -Clockwork Angels - "stars aglow like scattered sparks, span the sky in clockwork arcs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RASH 2112 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Witch Hunt: Quick to judge. Quick to anger. Slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice, and fear walk hand in haaaaaaaannnnnnnd. Then, into Geddy's bass outro with the signature synth riff beneath it. Chills...... The opening of TSOR on Permanent Waves, all these years later when you understand where the band was in their development. Yes, every note of ATWAS, of course. The pure, raw, youthful energy that comes through in the recording. Freewill (studio): Each of us, a CELL of awareness. (sung with a hint of that Geddy Lee wail from the past) Freewill (live on Time Macine Tour): Geddy still going for it and nailing the note on the same line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 2:50-3:12, where Alex achieves some of the best tone and phrasing he's ever recorded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 there are many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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