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  1. 7 points
  2. This is top secret for now, but I'm going to go to work for my original insurance boss. The one where we worked so well together. We were like two hands on one body, we were a team. He was one of my closest friends and a motorcycle riding buddy. E loves him, and I adore him. Working for him was never work... I will get decent pay, benefits and I won't have to work 70 hours a week... *yawn* I just fell asleep at my desk here. This is after 2.5 days off of nothing but sleeping. My daughter had to wake me up so I could pull the car foward to drop her off... I fall asleep anywhere. I don't remember the drive home that day except I had to pull over to vomit. My whole body hurts and I'm f***ing tired. So, my happy news is that I will be working for the best boss ever, and I will be covered for health, medical and vision insurance along with a very good compensation package. I'm super excited. I haven't told my current boss yet, I'm waiting for the official offer to be submitted to me. :ebert: I'm so tired though... :( I can now empathize with people when they've said they've been so tired they've hallucinated or worse... :(
    3 points
  3. "a homeward angel on the fly, a wave toward the clearing sky"
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  4. Six years and it's still here? No thanks to me, of course. I thought I had bolted this particular door behind me, but it seems not. Six years. I have some things to tell you, if you would hear them. And if you wouldn't, I'd hardly blame you - it's just some stranger, ranting on the internet after all. Still here? Very well, let us catch up. Six years ago, I wanted to be a writer. I had just completed this; my newspaper column had a few months left in it before staff changes at the paper and the inevitable fear of repeating myself brought it to a graceful ending. I turned those columns into a book, but no-one seemed particularly interested. So I turned to doing some actual, proper writing. Now there's an actual book (which contains no Rush references, I'm afraid. The next one won't, either, but the one after that... ). You should buy it, it's good... In other news, I now have two teenagers living in my house, there's a whole unreviewed Rush album to ponder, as well as another reimagined which I'd quite like to talk about if time permits. Those teenagers? They have both seen two Rush concerts, which means that I have seen twice as many as I had the last time we met. This might deserve an explanation or two. Let me take you back to May 25th, 1983 - the last date of the Signals tour. As I wandered back to the bus with YYZ ringing in my ears, I wondered when I would next see these guys in action, because there was definitely going to be a next time. Concerts like that don't happen all that often, and I wanted more. Funny how life turns out, isn't it? The next time Rush came anywhere near me, five years had passed, and I had - or so I thought - moved on. The full story is further up this thread if you're really interested. So the news I have for my 21-year old self was this: the next time you see Rush in concert, you'll be middle-aged; you'll have your wife and sons with you, and you'll be on a different continent. Like I say, funny.... Ever since I made all these posts in here all those years ago, I knew two things for sure: I needed to see Rush live one more time, and it probbably wasn't going to happen. The gods are malign, or the cards aren't aligned, or some such. Consider the obstacles - there has to be another Rush tour, which is never certain; there has to be a concert relatively close to me (Vancouver is 9 hours drive away, as is Edmonton); it has to fall at a convenient time - a weekend, say, which doesn't clash with school, soccer commitments, family holidays, and which we can do without breaking the bank. Over the years, the boys have become entirely indoctrinated in all things Rush. Even my wife, not exactly a fan, is tolerant and understanding. So there's that in our favour. But still, all those other factors... Snakes and Arrows came and went. Rush played Vancouver, but the boys were in a soccer tournament that weekend, and since I'm the coach, we can't just not show up. It's not to be, I assumed. I assumed wrong. Over the next couple of years, the boys get more and more enthusiastic; one is a drummer, one a guitarist - they could not have better role models. When Time Machine rolled around, they came to me with the tour dates. "Dad, can we...?" It was Christmas time; the date seemed to work - the start of a holiday weekend, the last day of school, no tournaments planned. Parents consulted, then made a plan. We would all go. I honestly don't know which of us was more excited at the prospect. Of course it was a spectacular, magnificent experience. How could it not be? Even the few problems we had added to the rich texture of the whole thing: No. 1 son was affected by the - let's call it 'aromatic' - atmosphere towards the end and was feeling a little queasy. No.2 son, still only 10 years old, couldn't see much at all for long periods of the first set, and was overpowered by the sheer noise of the whole thing. But we sorted those out, with the help of some earplugs and creative shuffling of the seating arrangements, and they saw... They saw something which they will never forget. We still talk about it; how 'Spirit of Radio" came tearing at us so loud and fast it took a full minute to adjust and understand what we were hearing; how loud all those people down there could be; how much fun those three guys on the stage were having; how many of our favourite songs got an airing (my wife only wanted to hear "Closer to the Heart"; I had told her I thought it had been retired. As the intro faded into the song proper, I looked along the row. My whole family, on their feet, singing at the top of their voices. Funny how things turn out, isn't it...); the drum solo, with No.1 son trying to record it on his phone and watch it and interpret it so he can start work on it as soon as he gets home. But none of that was the best thing about that weekend. The best thing about that weekend was that it was the Canada Day holiday. The next day we walked around Vancouver, taking in the sights and sounds, and looking resplendent in our new Rush t-shirts. Everywhere we went, people asked about the gig, or shared their favourite bits. The boys loved it, talking to complete strangers about a shared passion. As we headed down to Granville Island, we passed two guys - I think the only proper word for them is dudes - who smiled to see us and as we passed commented: "Way to go, dad - bringing the boys up right." Yeah, it was memorable. So, there are two albums and another gig to consider. What do you think? Shall I bring the story up to date? (you know what, I'm probably going to do it anyway, but it would be nice to know that someone might read it)
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  5. You might cry a little, but in a good way. http://youtu.be/usfAZL_DSS4
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  6. I'll take my coffee to GO!! NOW!! :laughing guy:
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  7. When's the last time Alex came up with a timeless, emotional solo like, say, Limelight??? What would it have become in history had it been layered on top of 20 rhythm guitar overdubs?? It's ironic that all of the Rush fans who think that The Garden is the most awesome Rush song ever point to Alex's solo as being so emotional... From what I've read that solo only came from the demo, and was kept in the song because Alex couldn't come up with anything better when it was time to record the song... Well guess what? Maybe for once, he didn't have a chance to "overthink" himself, and finally recorded a guitar part that was inspired and emotional. Clockwork Angels DOES seem like a step away from the crazy BULLDOZER of sound.. Let's hope it continues! :cheers:
    2 points
  8. I can understand that...a lot of people don´t like Eddie´s voice. Especially after his singing style was copied to death by a bunch of less talented guys, not least of all Creed´s Scott Stapp. I became a fan just as Ten came out, but lost intetest in them after Yield. I still bought a few of the albums released after that, but found that they got worse and worse. When Backspacer came out in 2009 I sort of renewed my interest, and was lucky to catch them live twice since then. They played in Perth at a stadium which was at walking distance from my apartment! And they have turned into a modern-day Grateful Dead, with unpredictable setlists, very long shows and a great atmosphere during the concerts. Eddie does his best to make each concert count. His between-song banter refers to things that are specific for every place, which I find quite cool as well. That was me. I was a huge fan after Ten and Vs. Then I was meh on Vitalogy. No Code was cool and Yield was the last album I enjoyed. Binaural was such a steaming pile of crap.....I was totally turned off....and I also got really tired of Vedders vocal approach....it got under my skin. I loved them live. Saw them 4 times (including their first tour on Ten) but then made a mistake in seeing them on the Binaural tour. I figured...hey I hate that record...but I love them live. My wife and I ended up walking out on them 45 minutes into the show. It was awful....just awful. A bad night indeed for the band....standing around for literally 1-2 minutes between songs....deciding what to play....it was so unprofessional. I lost touch with the direction they went in. They have rabid, loyal fans....but their music has never expanded or gone to the heights I had envisioned after Ten...which is by far (and it's not even close) their best album. So when your debut ends up being your best......for me it meant they went backwards...not forward. I thought they would become bigger and more expansive....but instead they wanted to be like Neil Young and what not. I thought they had much bigger musical potential. They evolved into something that is not my cup of tea. Porcupine Tree on the other hand..........
    2 points
  9. VT songs that were never played live but MUST have their debut: Freeze, Nocturne and Vapor Trail.
    2 points
  10. http://i.imgur.com/I5FOTr2.jpg
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  11. That's actually a very nice setlist. I would interchange the slots of Caravan and 2112 Suite, better ending for the first set. I di love that Hemisphere/ Xanadu Connection from the Counterparts tour and I do hope they give us all of PeW on the next tour mosty likely in 2015 for its 35th anniversary. That would be awesome. All and all very sound and flowing setlist!
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  12. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3743/9031814515_aeb2cecbd6_z.jpg
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  13. ..heterogeneous in the sense that each musical instrument is clearly distinct and separate from the central "glob" of sound that u hear from them, nowadays (like a nebula). I miss the clean, hetero- "precision"-type albums like PermWavs, MPs, P/G. Seems now everything is a bit overproduced with overreliance on technology, which has given the wall of sound that we've been subjected to over the past decade or so. Why couldn't Rush revert back to older (sacre' bleu!) instruments/speakers in studio, then use their newer instruments in concert? Does anyone remember the beautiful tightness and clarity of Neil's kits in the 80s? Now its like, well, tupperware! (credit to whomever penned this term, btw, lol). What about Alex's soaring and razor-edged strats (and poor little dusty chorus box)? Why couldn't Gedsy sneak a stealth Rickenbacker into the studio and then swap it out in concert? Am I being unrealistic thinking they would ever divert from their full-spectrum aural productions? Are u in favor of my aforementioned thoughts? What do u think? Btw, Tom Sawyer just began playing on the radio as I wrote the last sentence. Quite apropos!
    1 point
  14. Jeez.....I can write a novel on this. But i will list some of the most improtant albums for me over the course of my life, playing music, living, exploring....etc etc. 1) Kiss Alive - This is the album that started my rock n roll life. This is the album that struck the first nerve....that rock music was my path. A timeless classic....and yes although greatly enhanced in the studio....it is as fresh and exciting today as it was the first time I dropped the needle and heard Deuce for the first time. 2) Moving Pictures - Being 11 years old.....I remember the first time I heard Red Barchetta.....my life changed forever. Litterally perfection front to back. After hearing my very first Rush album I knew at that very moment....I wanted a guitar in my hands....all the time. 3) 2112 - So MP started it......but 2112 cemented it. My camp counsler in 1983 (still friends to this day) asked me what kind of music I like. I told him I love Rush....but all I had was MP, Exit Stage Left and Signals. He brought me his vinyl of 2112 and Hemispheres......woha. Things had really taken off from the moment on. 4) Van Halen 1 & 2 - Eddie.....nuff said. 5) Holy Diver - Ronnie James Dio. Brilliant. The best true metal vocalist IMO in hard rock history. Magical visiual lyrics, sizzling guitar riffs.....this album is metal perfection. 6) Billzzard of Oz - Randy Rhoades......Ozzy's first forray as a solo artist. So many great tracks on this album 7) Led Zeppelin - Name an album.....it does not matter. They are all amazing. But if I had to pick 3 it would be II, IV, and Physical Grafitti. Pure brilliance. 8) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. David Gilmore is my second favorite guitarist of all time (my holy trinity is Lifeson, Gilmore, Page). Those 2 albums have given me a lifetime of inspiration along with Page and Lifesons vast catalog of brilliance. 9) U2 - Achtung Baby - For me this was their most ambitious....and quite frankly best album ever. I know The Joshua Tree and The Unforgetable Fire get most of the praise from their legion of fans.....but for me as an artist and aspiring musician at the time of this albums release.....I was in awe of it's sonic pagentary. The Edge delievers his greatest guitar playing IMO. The errie room (A german Mess hall) that it was recorded in also has just a profound effect on the final product) Oh......and the songs...not a weak track to be had. back to front this is U2's crowning jewal IMO. And for Bono....by far his best vocal performance. 10) Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet/Nil Recurring/DeadWing/InAbsenstia - this collection of flawless progresive rock by IMO the best band in the world...right now...at this moment (please come together again and make more music) had a massive influence on me in the later years of my life. Steven Wilson is a monster. This band is truly magical live and are doing what really....no one else dares to do anymore. Write exciting, immediate and current songs with incredible playing, sonic brilliance, and not a care in the world what anyone else thinks. 11) The Black Crowes - Southern Harmony/Amorica - these two albums (the second and third for this southern rock band) are amazing records. Some of the very best southern rock you will ever hear. 12) Live - The Distance - A band that is no more......but man did they bring it. 13) Muse - Black Holes and Revelations - pure power. An amazing trio who is even better live. I love all their stuff....but this album really kick started it for me. 14) Temple of the Dog - One of the best albums ever made. 15) Pearl Jam Ten - Pure perfection. They never came close or approached the magic, power and urgency that this collection of songs gave us. I wore this out on cassette back in the day......it is an album I can always play and rock out too. True perfection. 16) Queensrhyce - Operation Mindcrime - truly thinking mans art metal. This album is a true testament to outstanding playing, awesome visual lyrics and a bleak take on the future. It never get's old. I can always listen to this album. I am sure I can list 20 more......but this is enough for now.
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  15. I' m getting a cold, drinking tea and listening to ATWAS, much cozyer than getting a cold and drinking tea :)
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  16. They were one of my favourite bands when I was a kid in school but I have long since outgrown them. I did go to what was meant to be their last ever gig way back in the mid eighties at Milton Keynes Bowl. Who would have thought that they would still be at it all these years later? Even though I don't count myself as a fan any more I do quite like their new single.
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  17. All that I can do is wish you well :) And I wish you well! Enjoy those ever present scratches at your favorite locations in the songs! :kisshug: No scratches on any of my Rush vinyl. If there were I'd buy another copy. You must not play them much. I don't have to do that with any of my CD's, they hardly scratch at all. I play them pretty frequently, some of them I've had since I got into Rush in the early 80's. They don't have scratches because I look after them properly and own a record cleaning machine. I probably play more vinyl than CD to be honest. Sounds better you know. If you like Pops and hisses, than yeah Vinyl is the way to go! More power to ya! :crazy: Wait till your CD's are 20+ years old. I have some from the late 80's and they lost so much information, that you can't play them at all. CD's suck.
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  18. All that I can do is wish you well :) And I wish you well! Enjoy those ever present scratches at your favorite locations in the songs! :kisshug: No scratches on any of my Rush vinyl. If there were I'd buy another copy. You must not play them much. I don't have to do that with any of my CD's, they hardly scratch at all. I play them pretty frequently, some of them I've had since I got into Rush in the early 80's. They don't have scratches because I look after them properly and own a record cleaning machine. I probably play more vinyl than CD to be honest. Sounds better you know. If you like Pops and hisses, than yeah Vinyl is the way to go! More power to ya! :crazy: Once the music plays you won't hear it, and the harmonic richness is unsurpassed by anything else. It's the closest to actually being with the band in the studio ;) You should try it :D
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  19. The fact is that the older music was outstanding compared to over the past ten yrs, but you're much too green to know any better.
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  20. Only ones I care about are Friday the 13 part 1 (1980) and part 2 (1981). The rest didn't really impress me.
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  22. remember this one ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va4Wusin0pw
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  23. Alex does such a good impression of Geddy in that video!
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  24. Actually, I got me second Rush cassette somewhat that way, except it was the song listing instead of the album cover. I'd heard Show Don't Tell from Presto on MTV (they played music back then :o ) and had enough money for a second tape too. So I'm looking through the other Rush tapes and here's one with only 2 songs on Side 1, yet almost 17 minutes long, and one of them called "Xanadu" . Decision made . As for your question... if I didn't know anything but the album covers/titles: Grab: CA, Presto, Signals Avoid: HYF :zzz:
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  25. Show Don't Tell > Dreamline Both excellent, SDT better Chain Lightning > Bravado Studio Bravado is just OK The Pass = Roll The Bones War Paint >> Face Up Scars/Anagram >>> Where's My Thing Scars or Anagram alone would win this. Combined it's a demolition. Presto > The Big Wheel Superconductor >>> Heresy Heresy is their worst song since Tai Shan Available Light > Ghost of a Chance The live GOAC on S&A would have won Red Tide > Neurotica Hand Over Fist = You Bet Your Life RTB for me doesn't win a single matchup. All it could manage was 2 ties.
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  26. As I have said before I am very much a layman when it comes to making music etc. I just don't understand why there has to be a sound of some kind every millisecond of the song? Old Rush I don't hear that. Like I said earlier the oldest AC/DC stuff I have been working out to lately do not sound like that at all. With all the talk about it on this forum it has forced me to pay attention more closely. Very distinct sound of each instrument. I can tune out the lead and hear the rhythm clearly etc. I don't know how to explain it, but anyway I like the clean sound better and not so much white noise if that makes any sense at all.
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  27. I'm sure these have been posted before, but I just watched this video. Neil's faces are the cutest thing I've ever seen! Plus....Neil's tummy decided to make an appearance http://i.imgur.com/q1sXjPI.gif http://i.imgur.com/Hcx06pZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/kZPivqe.jpg http://31.media.tumblr.com/f86ab0352400f280a17cb876dc71c791/tumblr_mumo6khgwe1sg3xpdo3_1280.jpg
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  28. I would have walked out with AFTK and PeW, and skipped right over the uninspired covers of HYF and Counterparts.
    1 point
  29. I just picked up Caress of Steel on vinyl today!
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  30. Roll The Bones is a better overall album IMO. It has some of Rush's best material of the 90's Dreamline Bravado Ghost of a Chance Roll The Bones (yes that song is freaking killer) Wheres My Thing Presto has some great songs too. Show Don't Tell The Pass Available Light But Bones was a much better fleshed out record. Also Alex has a couple of incredible solo's in Bravado and Ghost of a Chance.
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  31. I certainly hope so. The best thing about the old stuff is how it highlights the separate and distinct talents of each band member. I'd hate to think that the three of them have lost their individuality these days.
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  32. The Beatles - The Beatles It's the album that pushed my musical expectations to a high standard. At a young age it's the album that entertained me, surprised me, challenged me and scared me. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on to black cloud crossed my mind, blue mist round my soul, feel so sucidal, even hate my rock and roll... wow. Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits It holds together like a proper album to my ears. it was in the house, so I listened to it. And loved it. Rush - Moving Pictures It had everything for the 14 year old version of me. And it still does for the middle-aged version. I never tire of listening to it. R.E.M. - Murmur I grew up with the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, music that was always there, and I was a few years too young for punk. For the first time I felt a band and an album was MINE. The Clash - London Calling Holy shit. They are just as good as what came before them. I think this is the greatest rock and roll album of all-time. Prince - Purple Rain None of my friends would listen to it. It's a shame. Prince can do it all. It basically introduced me to black music and artists. It wasn't just Jimi Hendrix anymore. The Replacements - Let It Be It's pretty much all I listened to between high school and college. It was fun and it was snotty. My punk rock album. Brian Eno - Another Green World The sounds are all that matters. It's an album that makes me feel worried and content at the same time. Nirvana - Nevermind It never lets up and it re-confirmed everything I liked about rock music. Beck - Odelay It's almost like the White Album of the 90's. It has a little bit of everything that was going on at the time of its release.
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  33. A little bit more realistic setlist : Set 1 : 2112 (Full) (Not played since 1997) Cut To The Chase (Never played live) Red Barchetta Afterimage or Kid Gloves (Not played since 1984) YYZ Lock and Key (Not played since 1988) Superconductor (Not played since 1992) or Show Don't Tell (Not played since 1994) Caravan Set 2 : The Spirit of Radio Freewill Jacob's Ladder (Not played since 1980) Entre Nous Different Strings (Never played live) Natural Science Emotion Detector (Never played live) or Mystic Rhythms The Garden Drum Solo Guitar Solo The Trees Xanadu - Hemispheres Prelude (Not played since 1994) Limelight Encore : Dreamline Tom Sawyer Subdivisions
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  34. Now thats more like my kind of concert. All of FEAR, jacobs ladder, bangkok, vaportrail, clockwork angels and headlong, chain, xanadu, open secret, cut... thats almost perfect for me. Yeah that basically has everything I would want to hear live now and I loved their R30 Instrumedley so why not 3 of them. :drool: and one of them has epics in it? Count me in! But you had almost everything that i would die to hear live in there. And it still only 26 songs as they've been touring with lately. Yeah I honestly get tired of hearing stuff like Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio and such EVERY concert... Its nice to hear like 10 seconds of the melody and then I'm like alright I've heard this 100,000,000 times. It's nice to hear a little bit of songs like those, move on to another, and keep going and then actually get some more overlooked pieces in the concert. The only song that they always do that I wouldn't mind hearing would have to be Limelight, cause its just that good of a song. And I of course am fine with subdivisions, red barchetta, yyz, and some of the other classics, but id rather hear something like all of xanadu and jacob's ladder rather than hear 10 minutes of tom sawyer and spirit of radio when ive heard both too many times to count. I still absolutely love those songs though, but I'd rather hear something that they have never done or haven't done in ages. I think everyone want to hear Jacob's Ladder! Whoever says no to Jacob's Ladder should jump off a cliff. That is one of their best songs which they havent played in over 30 years. Can I at least wear a parachute?
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  35. Also reminds me of a comment someone told me some years back when he was in the hairdresser's and he unintentionally asked for a, um, blowjob instead of a blowdry... :o
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  36. Now thats more like my kind of concert. All of FEAR, jacobs ladder, bangkok, vaportrail, clockwork angels and headlong, chain, xanadu, open secret, cut... thats almost perfect for me. Yeah that basically has everything I would want to hear live now and I loved their R30 Instrumedley so why not 3 of them. :drool: and one of them has epics in it? Count me in! But you had almost everything that i would die to hear live in there. And it still only 26 songs as they've been touring with lately. Yeah I honestly get tired of hearing stuff like Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio and such EVERY concert... Its nice to hear like 10 seconds of the melody and then I'm like alright I've heard this 100,000,000 times. It's nice to hear a little bit of songs like those, move on to another, and keep going and then actually get some more overlooked pieces in the concert. The only song that they always do that I wouldn't mind hearing would have to be Limelight, cause its just that good of a song. And I of course am fine with subdivisions, red barchetta, yyz, and some of the other classics, but id rather hear something like all of xanadu and jacob's ladder rather than hear 10 minutes of tom sawyer and spirit of radio when ive heard both too many times to count. I still absolutely love those songs though, but I'd rather hear something that they have never done or haven't done in ages. I think everyone want to hear Jacob's Ladder!
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  37. Now thats more like my kind of concert. All of FEAR, jacobs ladder, bangkok, vaportrail, clockwork angels and headlong, chain, xanadu, open secret, cut... thats almost perfect for me. Yeah that basically has everything I would want to hear live now and I loved their R30 Instrumedley so why not 3 of them. :drool: and one of them has epics in it? Count me in! But you had almost everything that i would die to hear live in there. And it still only 26 songs as they've been touring with lately. Yeah I honestly get tired of hearing stuff like Tom Sawyer and Spirit of Radio and such EVERY concert... Its nice to hear like 10 seconds of the melody and then I'm like alright I've heard this 100,000,000 times. It's nice to hear a little bit of songs like those, move on to another, and keep going and then actually get some more overlooked pieces in the concert. The only song that they always do that I wouldn't mind hearing would have to be Limelight, cause its just that good of a song. And I of course am fine with subdivisions, red barchetta, yyz, and some of the other classics, but id rather hear something like all of xanadu and jacob's ladder rather than hear 10 minutes of tom sawyer and spirit of radio when ive heard both too many times to count. I still absolutely love those songs though, but I'd rather hear something that they have never done or haven't done in ages.
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  38. Now thats more like my kind of concert. All of FEAR, jacobs ladder, bangkok, vaportrail, clockwork angels and headlong, chain, xanadu, open secret, cut... thats almost perfect for me. Yeah that basically has everything I would want to hear live now and I loved their R30 Instrumedley so why not 3 of them. :drool: and one of them has epics in it? Count me in! But you had almost everything that i would die to hear live in there. And it still only 26 songs as they've been touring with lately.
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  39. I have no control over what RUSH does. If they want to tour with Strings again, I'm ok with it. If they want to tour with a complete Orchestra, I'd be ok with it. It they want to bring guest performers (Ben Mink, Amy Mann) I'm fine with that as well. I don't need to control what RUSH does to enjoy their music live. They have and will always deliver. :codger:
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  40. Now thats more like my kind of concert. All of FEAR, jacobs ladder, bangkok, vaportrail, clockwork angels and headlong, chain, xanadu, open secret, cut... thats almost perfect for me. Yeah that basically has everything I would want to hear live now and I loved their R30 Instrumedley so why not 3 of them. :drool:
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  41. Porcupine Tree - Evenless (Long version)
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  42. They have so many songs they could really change things up and hardly play anything from the last tour except as part of an Instrumedley and some CA songs since its their latest album: Set 1: R40 InstruMedley:{The Spirit of Radio/ Tom Sawyer/ New World Man/ Distant Early Warning/ The Big Money/ Force Ten/Show Don't Tell/Dreamline/ Stick it Out/ Driven/OLV- w Solo/ Far Cry}(Never Played Live) Caravan (Album Version) BU2B (Album Version) (Never Played Live) Cut to the Chase (Never Played Live) Alien Shore (Never Played Live) Bravest Face (Never Played Live) Vapor Trails (Never Played Live) Ceiling Unlimted (with Solo) (Never Played Live) Open Secret (Never Played Live) Chain Lightning (Never Played Live) Available Light (Never Played Live) Set 2: Archives Instrumedley:{Finding My Way,What you're Doing,Working Man,Anthem,Fly By Night,By-Tor & the Snow Dog,The Necromancer,NoOne at the Bridge,Didacts and Narpits Drum solo #1/ Bastille Day} (Never Played Live) A Passage to Bangkok The Enemy Within (Part 1 of Fear) The Weapon (Part 2 of Fear) Witch Hunt (Part 3 of Fear) Freeze (Part 4 of Fear) (Never Played Live) Mal Nar (Drum solo #2) Jacob's Ladder Clockwork Angels YYZ / (Drum Solo #3) Alex's Solo/ Different Strings (with Extended gtr solo) (Never Played Live) Headlong Flight Encore: Epics Instrumedley: {2112 Overture/ The Camera Eye/ Natural Science/ La Villa Strangiatto/ Cygnus X-1/ Hemisphere (Prelude)} (Never Played Live) Xanadu (Entire) Encore#2: Closer to the Heart (Extended Jam) After the first instrumedley the crowd will feak out knowing they've already played most of their hits. What now? A setlist with 13 songs never played live and If you think about it, Clockwork Angels and Headlong Flight have never been played live as a three piece either, so thats kinda new too. Oh, If you are going to debate BU2B, the album version has never been played live. :P
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  43. This. My first Rush show was the Signals Tour and they started playing hyper faster starting with that tour. I don't remember too much as I was only 13 years old. So I started seeing Rush right at the start of their synth era (amazing shows mind you) and thrill of seeing Rush for the first time is something I will never forget. back to back nights at the Hollywood Sporthole. The first night I had a ticket I bought with my buddy...section 116 right on the side of the stage. His older brother drove us as they had floor seats. The second night his brother said he was going and scalping seats. I asked him to take me with him (my buddy had no cash). I went with a 20 dollar bill and hope. 15 minutes before showtime I scored a 10th row seat...a single off some skinny....homeless looking guy. He asked for 30 bucks....I said man I have a crisp 20....that's all.....he took it. Loved the old keys, moots, Alex's early 80's approach. And most of all Neil's Tama's and Slingerland snare.
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  44. Vinyl is going to be the preferred medium in a few years. Since 2008 the global sales of vinyl records have gone up 745 %!
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  45. The runes are working so far! http://forums.shakiramedia.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/exorcist.gif I'm chanting and whistling to supplement your runes. The melodies of VT, of course. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-angelic006.gif :givebeer:
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  46. Porcupine Tree - Russia On Ice/The Pills I'm Taking Porcupine Tree - Even Less Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere...But Not Here All from the Octane Twisted live album
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  47. It's sad-ish to see all the hate for these two albums. I get where people have their problems, but they are not that bad. I prefer Presto way more (around the number 11 spot for me) than roll the bones (bottom five) due to the superior song writing (in my opinion). I distinctly remember excitedly popping both albums in whenever I got them, and while presto gave me a good first listen with only one or two dry spots, once the second half of Roll The Bones started, I kind of drifted off and before I knew it, it was over, without much to remember. Anyway, the list. Show Don't Tell < Dreamline (Both are Awesome, but Dreamline is, well, Dreamline, nothing else to say Chain Lightning > Bravado (Bravado is bland, Chain Lightning is interesting) The Pass > Roll The Bones (Both are great, but the pass is just way more amazing, and much closer to my heart ;) ) War Paint < Face Up (War Paint is one of those dry spots, nothing sticks out, while face up is more memorable) Scars/Anagram < Where's My Thing (Scars is decent, Anagram is not memorable, Where's my thing is terrific) Presto > The Big Wheel (I enjoy both, but Presto's bridge gets me every time) Superconductor > Heresy (Easy choice, I love Superconductors overproduced sound to match it's lyrics and it's general speed for the otherwise slower album, Heresy is just kind of cheesy) Available Light > Ghost of a Chance (Hard Choice, but I like available light just a tad bit better) Red Tide > Neurotica (I enjoy Red Tide's Piano, Neurotica is the core of the dull songs on RTB (Except for the ending fadeout, that's really cool) Hand Over Fist < You Bet Your Life (Not much to say, You bet your life is just a bit better)
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  48. Okay, let me think here...my life in music... The Beatles - Abbey Road / The White Album (as young as five, I would always want to listen to this Beatles cassette in the car that my parents had...it had Abbey Road on side one and Disc One of the white album on side 2. Later, in the fourth grade, when I started getting seriously into music, the Beatles were what I went back to first.) The Rolling Stones - Big Hits, High Tide and Green Grass / Hot Rocks (my parents wanted me to listen to things besides the Beatles, so in fifth grade they got me the High Tide and Green Grass comp. Loved it. Later that year, I found my dad's Hot Rocks vinyl and played that endlessly. That was my first time hearing songs like Jumping Jack Flash and Sympathy for the Devil. I know I got HT/GG first, but both of these compilations were equally huge for me.) The Who - Who's Next (this is the album that made me want to play drums...my favorite album of all time, to this day.) Led Zeppelin - Early Days / Latter Days (I got this after I started listening to classic rock radio, in sixth grade. This was right when I started listening to more classic rock. This one I loved. To me, it remains probably the most listenable collection of Led Zeppelin songs even now. I have all their albums, but they get tiring for me. Probably because I've listened to them all way too much.) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (like everyone else, I went through my phase of thinking this was the greatest musical achievement in the history of the human race. I have it on vinyl, too, with the original posters. Now I like Wish You Were Here and Animals more, but this one I got into first. I had a cool science teacher in middle school who suggested that I listened to it with good headphones. That night I did, and it was absolutely incredible.) Rush - Vapor Trails (I had started playing drums in fifth grade, and about a year later I started reading Modern Drummer magazine. They would always talk about this guy called Neil Peart who played in this band called Rush, and he was supposed to be amazing, so I made a mental note to check him out, but it slipped my mind. Somewhere near the end of sixth grade (maybe April of 2002), the classic rock station was giving away advance copies of Rush's new CD, Vapor Trails. When I heard that, I was like "oh yeah, they are supposed to have that amazing drummer, aren't they?" So I tried all weekend and finally won a copy. Loved it. The rest is history. Bought rest of catalog over next 2 years. Saw live in 2004. Posting on a Rush message board right now.) The White Stripes - Elephant (I don't know what made me buy this. Maybe it was hearing Seven Nation Army on the radio, or maybe it was all those Led Zeppelin comparisons they were getting a few years back. But regardless, this was the first *NEW* CD I ever bought, the first that was actually contemporary, and not made in the 70s. Still one of my favorites.) Nirvana - Nevermind / Unplugged in New York (I was absolutely obsessed with Kurt Cobain in late 2003. I read that book of his journals, I got all the albums, I just loved the guy. Still do. Unplugged in New York is the greatest live album of all time.) Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (8th grade is when my tastes started veering away from classic rock entirely. I got into NIN that year. I think it was reading something that said that Trent played all the instruments himself on all the NIN albums, and I was like "damn, that's so cool. I should check that out." The Fragile is a much better album, but this one I got into first.) AC/DC - Highway to Hell / Back in Black (I don't even particularly like either of these albums, but my most vivid memories of 8th grade are an ongoing argument with a couple of my friends about AC/DC...whether or not they were better than Zeppelin (they weren't), whether or not Angus Young was a better guitarist than Alex Lifeson (of course he wasn't), whether or not there are other bands in existence besides AC/DC (to them, there weren't). That must just be a quintessentially 8th-grade thing, eh?) Green Day - American Idiot (Freshman year of high school. The buildup to the election. Coming down from the results. Dealing with that first year of high school. This was the soundtrack to it all. I can barely listen to it now, due to radio overexposure, but this album is not only Green Day's finest work, but it also absolutely defined its moment.) The Smiths - The Queen is Dead (The most perfect 30 minutes in the history of human noise. I don't think there is any question in the world that can't be answered with a Morrissey lyric. I got into this at the end of freshman year. It is probably the only album where I can honestly say I could listen to it endlessly for the rest of my life and never get tired of it.) Radiohead - OK Computer (It took me years to finally get Radiohead. But when I did, it hit hard.) Those are all the truly defining ones so far, but I still have 2 more years of high school to get through, and then college, and then life. Music is a powerful thing, ain't it?
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