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What the shit is this shit? Just listened to the Mirrors bootleg, which is actually pretty good! Then I heard Xanadu cut itself off into none other than Superconductor. wat. Probably one of the biggest musical crimes ever :(

Even though I like Superconductor, that was not a cool thing to do. It's the equivalent of Neil standing up in the middle of his drum solo and taking a huge shit on the snare

404-ed, Although I got into the band earlier than you, I also do not like the RTB/Presto/T4E crap. I suggest to just ignore it all and concentrate on the albums you do like. You didn't mention having Hemispheres or A Farewell to Kings—have you heard them? If not, GO OUT AND BUY THEM RIGHT NOW, You're in for a treat :D

Good luck, Birmingham's a shithole!

Thats funny. I ran in to Alex on the subway a while back. I mean I was standing right next to him for about 10 minutes and I never asked to take a picture with him. It wasn't until I got of the train that it hit me and the disappointment sunk in. Alex takes public transportation? I bet he was pleased you didn't recognize him. It must get tiresome being recognized all the time. I was wondering this too. I don't think Al gets as recognized as Geddy so he can travel incognito from time to time in the city.

Don't let it happen again. :bang bang:

Can you put this in a good spot? 'Cause all of this shit happened the last time I parked here.

My official top five 5: A Farewell To Kings 4: A Farewell To Kings 3: A Farewell To Kings 2: A Farewell To Kings 1: A Farewell To Kings And yesterday I was stupid and said CA is a better album than Hemispheres. I understand if you all decide to remove me from this forum.

I'm English and superior to the Tony R English model.

After 3-4 months of planning and red tape on the curriculum side, I can finally say that I will be studying abroad at the University of Birmingham in England in the Spring of 2015 for my junior year of college! If I'm lucky, maybe the boys will tour while I'm there and I'll see them this summer back at home for a second helping :dweez: Anyway, I'm calling out to anybody who has either visited the area or lives in England. Any advice? Any suggestions on things I should do/don't do while I'm there? I'll take any and all comments about this, whether it's Rush related or not. For those in the area, see you at Brum next spring!

"We keep saying Rush were not as good without Terry Brown, but p/g through to HYF are arguably better produced and more interesting albums! " Yes, "arguably," and I would certainly argue the other side! :D

I am hoping you have ATWAS as well..... :codger: :D If Not, :bang bang: :bang bang: :bang bang: :D

They did something similar on the Counterparts tour, but instead of Superconductor, they had it segue into Hemispheres. Now THAT was cool. Xanadu -> Hemispheres that's AWESOME. Xanadu -> Superconductor FK NO

He's there.

01 July 2014 Tuesday Sifakas Sifakas are lemurs. Local Malagasy people named them for the unique call they send echoing through Madagascar's forests, which sounds like shif-auk. These primates spend most of their time in the trees, but don't get around in the same way that other lemurs do. Sifakas remain upright, and they leap quickly from tree to tree by jumping with their powerful hind legs. In this way, they clear distances of over 30 feet (9 meters). They can also move quickly on the ground, which they do using a two-legged sideways hop. Sifakas are beautifully colored. They may have different colored limbs and bodies, and often their heads are multicolored with patches of black, white, gray, or golden-colored fur. These vegetarian primates eat leaves, flowers, fruit, buds, and tree bark—sifakas have been known to eat about a hundred different plants. They forage during daylight hours and go to sleep aloft before sunset. Sifakas live in small family groups of three to ten animals. It is believed that only one female from each group breeds, while males may move from group to group. All sifakas are threatened by the destruction of their forest habitats. Some species are hunted for meat, though others are protected by Malagasy tradition that forbids eating their flesh. http://i.imgur.com/yarXxSG.jpg

Guess I asked for it. Yeah, Tony could f**k up a perfectly good orgasm. Good thing nobody would be around to find out...

Yeah I agree, and to spend all those years working with them as well and still be friends is amazing.

How about a resounding no? Xanadu -> Hemispheres = Perfection Xanadu -> Working Man (as heard on the R30 Tour) = Great Xanadu -> YYZ (as heard on the Presto Tour) = Awkward to say the least Xanadu -> Superconductor = Absolute desecration More like Stupidconductor if you ask me...

We keep saying Rush were not as good without Terry Brown, but p/g through to HYF are arguably better produced and more interesting albums! Had they carried on with TB I am certain we would be saying "they should have let go of him sooner and tried something else". Seriously, Terry and Rush worked perfectly well together when they were into the same thing, but Rush made superior albums to Signals, I am certain because they made the right decision to move on!

Wrong film, right actor, don't let this sh*t happen again or you WILL pay a PRICE!!

Xanadu -> Hemispheres that's bearable. Xanadu -> Superconductor that's bad. Medleys/excerpts suck, just play a full song or don't. Sometimes it just comes down to time. They're not going to do all of Hemispheres... we all get that. Songs like Working Man? Yeah, give me some flavor and get out. Xanadu? You play every last note!

Don't let it happen again. :bang bang: No kidding. That's almost sacrilege. Almost?!?!?!? You're out, too! :bang bang: hehe

When I first got into Rush, I got Chronicles and loved every song until subdivisions and disliked everything after. A couple of years later I started getting all the full albums, and I got Rush through MP (I also owned RTB, which I had heard a ton on the radio, but not CP, which I had also heard on the radio) as I didn't like the other stuff on Chronicles . It was too synthy, soft, and wimpy for age 17-27 year-old ledrush. But I picked up a couple of CDs for a buck a pop when I was 27 and started to really like all the other Rush that I had missed. I'll never like it as much as classic Rush (and I understand completely why Signals/GuP/PoW scared so many fans away), but there are songs I love on all those albums now.

I'm waving for u. There is no one sitting beside him on his one side. Sure wish it was me!

:ebert: Adorable! I *love* the gif...that is one happy looking sifaka :D

Maybe it was the breast cancer awareness version.

Don't let it happen again. :bang bang: No kidding. That's almost sacrilege.

Billy, you know, you don't have to be embarrassed if your dick gets hard. Your dick is supposed to get hard. See? That's the whole object of this. Taggart's dick is hard, but he won't let you know 'cause he's the boss. Boss' dick got to stay limp, right? See, I ain't on duty so my dick can be hard.

This is the cleanest and nicest police car I've ever been in in my life. This thing's nicer than my apartment.

I ain't fallen for no banana in the tailpipe.

He says he was chasing technology and getting too involved with keyboards and programming, etc. Now, if live he can play it with his feet he will or if he has to play keys on something he will but if he can trigger it or sample chords to play with his feet he will as long as it will keep his bass in his hands more. Quote (holding his bass) "This is my instrument... this is my man!" That's the gist of it anyway.

Yeah I agree, and to spend all those years working with them as well and still be friends is amazing. Yeah, there's something about making fun of Neil -- Er, I mean, the power of music that really brings friends together. ;)

Watching this now, "The Italian Job" (1969). It stars, Michael Cain & Benny Hill. I have never seen it and has a two star rating. So of course I have to watch it. I like being my own movie critic. :D

Popcorn & :hail:

Guess I asked for it. Yeah, Tony could f**k up a perfectly good orgasm.

Guess I asked for it. And you shall receive..... :laughing guy:

Leave it to Tony to bring some negative comment to an otherwise positive thread. Guess I asked for it.

Way to go bro'. My son and his girlfriend just spent a month in Italy for school and loved it. I"m excited for you.... :cheers:

I had a box of Good & Plenty today and every last one of them was pink. Not one white one in the box. Has never happened to me ever before in all my years. Anybody else ever seen that or something similar. My wife asked me if there was a special prize inside or something.....

Sort of like those Steinbergers (?)--those little toy basses he used live...to me there wasn't much that was distinctive about the sound. Maybe the Wal has a kind of distinctive sound, but it doesn't seem to have much sonic range or musical muscle, or something. This from a non-audiophile. I usually plug my bass in, set everything to middle, and hope for the best. Geddys Wal tone has been discussed here many times before with most people wrongly assuming that the tone and depth of the Wal instrument brand to be weak, thin and one dimensional which is far from the case! Most instruments including Fender basses have a wide range of tonal possibilities and the Wal has more than most, what you have to take into account is that the sound that Geddy produced from his Wal and the rig he was using at the time is the sound that he created because that was what he wanted and the thiness of tone was largely due to the ultra-light 30-90 series strings he was using at the time! It was a shame that he didn't re-string it with standard guage as he does now with his Fender which would sound equally pathetic with ultra-lights! Listen to Flea on Blood Sugar Sex Magic or any Tool records and then tell me the bass sounds thin! I don't think the light strings are the total story. I think it's more his amp settings. With Justin Chancellor, his tone is not just his bass. You'd never know he uses a Wal because he runs it through all the digital effects. He could use some crappy old Sears bass and it would still sound the same. No way, yes Justin runs his bass through a plethora of effects but the Wal is absolutely essential to his tone. It gives him that nice "woody" tone

What's her name?

I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent? We sent our reporter John Dull to find out. It's dull. Dull. Dull. My God it's dull, it's so desperately dull and tedious and stuffy and boring and des-per-ate-ly DULL So, you're interested in one of our adventure holidays, eh? we're going to climb both peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro.

I envy them for so much, but most of all for their lifelong friendship. There's nothing like having a best friend that you grew up with. They know you like no one else ever could.

http://www.bt.dk/sites/default/files-dk/node-images/67/5/5067343-geddy.jpg

I need to laugh and smile. And this picture makes me do both. http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g454/GoddessMika/Rush/gedmug.jpg

Oh good golly - they're so cute!

Hahaha! While searching for another picture, I found this one and thought you would like to take a look at it too. Lovely shot! http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g454/GoddessMika/Rush/tumblr_m5yeiiJjXE1qf6h14o1_500.jpg

I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent? We sent our reporter John Dull to find out. It's dull. Dull. Dull. My God it's dull, it's so desperately dull and tedious and stuffy and boring and des-per-ate-ly DULL So, you're interested in one of our adventure holidays, eh?

Never eat out. They'll feed you horsemeat and claim it's beef. You'll enjoy England...a place that loves Americans! You'll be amazed at how little the dollar is worth across the pond.

Awww, they are so adorable!