Lost In Xanadu Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Tough one, but I'm going to have to say the second "crack" in YYZ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Xanadu...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The Trees....after they were all made equal 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Zzzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Dog Years....I always keep plywood handy so I can knock myself out when it comes on 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Neil slapped a couple of 2 x 4's together in YYZ. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Neil slapped a couple of 2 x 4's together in YYZ. Yup. It's that really sharp "crack" you hear during the guitar solo, if I'm not mistaken. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Neil slapped a couple of 2 x 4's together in YYZ. Yup. It's that really sharp "crack" you hear during the guitar solo, if I'm not mistaken.I heard it was plywood on a bar stool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Neil slapped a couple of 2 x 4's together in YYZ. Yup. It's that really sharp "crack" you hear during the guitar solo, if I'm not mistaken.I heard it was plywood on a bar stool... Yeah, I don't know the exact details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Neil slapped a couple of 2 x 4's together in YYZ. Yup. It's that really sharp "crack" you hear during the guitar solo, if I'm not mistaken.I heard it was plywood on a bar stool... Yeah, I don't know the exact details. I heard he uses the bones of trespassing fanboys. The house in California was chosen specifically for the spacious, diggable backyard. :laughing guy: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Neil discussed it in the Rush Backstage Club Newsletter in the December 1985 issue: Q: How do you play plywood? A: Well you wear gloves so as not to get splinters. You take a piece of 1/4" plywood and smack it down hard on the top of a wooden stool. Very demanding, technically. Took years of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Love that sound in yyz. Fits perfectly with the exotic sound of the solo. I remember reading the liner notes when it was first released and listening over and over just trying to figure out where he played plywood at. It was one of those times when you hear it right after you give up listening for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Yeah all kinds of funny noises in rush, what sounds like a finger running along a hair comb in the main monkey business i think and a bicycle pump in ghost rider remixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 The best use of plywood by Rush could have been on Neil when he presented the lyrics to Half the World to the band. "What were you thinking?" Whap... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 What are you talking about? I actually thought this was a joke thread and was all ready to post something about a termite ridden song. Neil slapped a couple of 2 x 4's together in YYZ. Yup. It's that really sharp "crack" you hear during the guitar solo, if I'm not mistaken.I heard it was plywood on a bar stool...http://rushvault.com/2011/02/05/yyz/ According to the book "Merely Players". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/12206-wheres-the-plywood/ Discussed in a 2005 TRF thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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