Thiagolcst Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I know a lot of people don't like the R40, but at least for me, it contains some of the best performances of the band.I watched all the DVDs from the band, and in my opinion, the R40 has the best versions of The Anarchist, Headlong Flight, Far Cry, Animate (very cool) and Distant Early Warning.Anyone else think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I have not watched r40 yet so I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Welcome to the forum Thiagolcst I've only watched Set two on youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Welcome to the forum Thiagolcst I've only watched Set two on youtube Come on, watch some post 82 Rush...come on...for me? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I think they nailed Xanadu, and 2112 was very good also. And Losing It, flawless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder Yep. For a song they did only once and for a short time on a tour over thirty years ago, you would never have known it. That and Losing It were perfect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder Yep. For a song they did only once and for a short time on a tour over thirty years ago, you would never have known it. That and Losing It were perfect. Sadly, I still don't like Losing It. I've always hoped that would change, especially since I was there for a performance of it, but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacobs Ladder,a song I didn't care for much but after seeing and hearing it on R40 I can't get enough of it.Losing it was brilliant.Unfortunately I feel the first few numbers are vocally shaky. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkPrattLerxst Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacobs Ladder,a song I didn't care for much but after seeing and hearing it on R40 I can't get enough of it.Losing it was brilliant.Unfortunately I feel the first few numbers are vocally shaky.He somehow sounded better on the older stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder If only Alex had played it right . . . sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder If only Alex had played it right . . . sigh. What did he do wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder If only Alex had played it right . . . sigh. What did he do wrong? The riff before the solo and the solo itself should have more bends. He plays more straight notes. I know it sounds like a little thing, but the solo lacks some of the passion and richness because of those little cheats. Unfortunately for me, I am unable to not notice it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jacob's Ladder If only Alex had played it right . . . sigh. What did he do wrong? The riff before the solo and the solo itself should have more bends. He plays more straight notes. I know it sounds like a little thing, but the solo lacks some of the passion and richness because of those little cheats. Unfortunately for me, I am unable to not notice it. Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember this coming up once before on here. Or was it The Camera Eye? I think JARG mentioned something similar about his "cheating" at the beginning of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I actually preferred how he played it on R40. I know it was incorrect and he probably couldn't help it, but yeah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I never liked it before R40 and I love it now. So whatever Alex did, it must have worked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Ignorance of the technicalities of music is bliss sometimes! :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Ignorance of the technicalities of music is bliss sometimes! :) Every musician I've known mentally dissects music into parts by instrument, beats and depending on their knowledge of theory, measures, bridge, refrains...etc. Its not a bad thing but it definitely changes how you listen to something. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) I will say that the guitar sounds gorgeous at the beginning of the R40 version. And over all I like it well enough. It's just that I can't not compare it to what has been etched into my brain. It's really just that one note at 2:08 in the video above - the one he frets with his pinky - that stands out. Even though that solo is fairly short, I think the album version is very powerful. Also, I think Lee rushes the synthesizer parts in the quiet bit. Now I'll shaddap. Edited July 22, 2016 by toymaker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I will say that the guitar sounds gorgeous at the beginning of the R40 version. And over all I like it well enough. It's just that I can't not compare it to what has been etched into my brain. It's really just that one note at 2:08 in the video above - the one he frets with his pinky - that stands out. Even though that solo is fairly short, I think the album version is very powerful. Also, I think Lee rushes the synthesizer parts in the quiet bit. Now I'll shaddap. I get the feeling that because they had not played Jacob's Ladder for such a long time, Alex might have had to go back and relearn his parts - and perhaps he actually relearned some of it differently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I had a friend who unless a band didn't play it exactly as was on record,and that included live lps,then they were doing it wrong.But then he went to see the Doobie Brothers and complained they were boring because they sounded just like the records.As a guitarist I never play the same thing twice.It's all about the moment with me.I was listening to Ghost of a Chance(live)on Retrospective today and i love those different fills that Alex does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Ignorance of the technicalities of music is bliss sometimes! :) Here's an interesting discussion from a few years ago of just that topic: http://www.therushfo...g-music-vs-not/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Duio Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I think their best performances by far are Jacob's Ladder, Losing It, and Cygnus X-I. Ged's voice can't hold up on their really old stuff but I love that they still played them anyway just for us fans. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Jacobs Ladder,a song I didn't care for much but after seeing and hearing it on R40 I can't get enough of it.Losing it was brilliant.Unfortunately I feel the first few numbers are vocally shaky. I think that is true of the Time Machine DVD and CA DVD as well. Ged seems to take a handful of songs to get warmed up vocally on those. Then after that he is off to the races. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagolcst Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 I agree, Geddy's voice sounds better on the second set. About Jacobs Ladder, I loved how Neil added a few little things that increased a lot to the sound (the same in The Anarchist) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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