GeddPratLerxst

Damn. I haven't heard anything this good in a long time. I had a lot of expectations for this album after watching all of the preview videos and knowing that there was going to be such a good lineup in the studio. I mean Nick Beggs + Guthrie Govan working on a Steven Wilson project, recording basically live, and all of this produced by Alan Parsons? It better be damn good and the thing is, it sincerely is. If anything, I just wish it were longer. But hopefully I'll get to hear some of the unreleased material on the RSD release coming out this April. This is better than any PT or solo SW work so far IMO. Now he just needs to come to Texas on his tour...

I've known about these guys for like a year now and have been meaning to get both records on vinyl but I resisted because I don't like ordering online. Went into a local record store, just sifting through the Avant/Experimental/Noise when suddenly, both albums popped out of nowhere. Of course I had to buy both instantly. I was so excited. I never thought I would find these in a local record store. That's the kinda thing I live for. Finding that thing you've been looking for forever. Anyways, I'm listening to The Weirding right now. So far its amazing. I've heard some stuff off the Black Chord so I know to expect sheer awesomeness from that one. Great band. Too bad they won't come anywhere near Texas

: Fantastic relatively new band from Canterbury. Bringing back the magic of the Canterbury Scene

Greatest episode yet. That was amazing.

QUOTE (The Owl @ Aug 19 2012, 09:14 PM) I saw them last night as well... Amazing show... Shit seat.. WAAAAY far to the right could only see a third of the stage thank goodness for jumbotrons This happened to my friend and I as well except we were on the opposite side. Luckily after three songs, for some reason we got really lucky and like 6 people just left and never came back so we could shift over enough seats to have a great view. Sorry to hear about your seats. I feel like they shouldn't have even made the seating go so far out on the sides. It really is ridiculous.

Greatest show. Ever. Last night was mindblowing. My neck is so sore today. Plus this happened: http://imgur.com/a/VcCDy

Holy shit. So f*ckin' pumped for the show now. I get it in a couple weeks. This description gave me a f*ckin' hard-on

QUOTE (Rushchick10 @ Jul 30 2012, 06:13 PM) QUOTE (jwoods89 @ Jul 30 2012, 06:08 PM) QUOTE (Rushchick10 @ Jul 30 2012, 04:06 PM) Dream Theater, Marillion, Fates Warning, Iron Maiden, Queensryche (Pre 1994), and so many others... I have Train of Thought, Images and Words and Awake from DT, should I get more? And I don't own any of the live Rush albums, I own the majority of the DVDs though. Look at "When Dream And Day Unite," "Falling Into Infinity" and "A Change Of Season" from DT. And, if you like live DVDs, check out their "Live at Budokon" Usually these are some of the last albums DT fans get into... I would get Scenes From a Memory immediately if I were you. Some more Rush-related bands that I love other than the ones already mentioned: Camel, Genesis (Gabriel-Era and early Collins), Marillion, Iron Maiden, Primus (give them a shot... not really easily accessible and maybe not easily tied to Rush but there is definitely a connection)

I am devastated. I will spin some DP all day today in his honor. The innovativeness of his legendary Hammond organ sound will never be forgotten.

QUOTE (yyzyy @ Jul 13 2012, 02:23 PM) Thanks a lot man! We're in the middle of getting it put on a website that you can buy the physical copy and get it shipped out to you. We should have some more details early next week but it looks like they should be available online in a week or so. Thanks for checking it out, really appreciate it. Sweet I can't wait!

Shit. I want to buy this on CD (I don't download digitally). I just checked your facebook page and I saw y'all's post about obtaining one outside of Toronto. I need to work on getting this. Your stuff is awesome. PLEASE come to Houston if you ever do a US tour. That would be SICK. We don't get enough prog down here!

I voted DT but Queensryche's cover of Welcome to the Machine is mindblowing. I highly suggest listening to it

I figured out the Headlong Flight guitar part and actually recently performed it with my band live (hopefully I'll be getting a video soon). I would tab it out, but I am way to lazy

QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jun 29 2012, 02:22 AM) QUOTE (Tombstone Mountain @ Jun 27 2012, 01:29 PM) QUOTE (Weakly Criminal @ Jun 24 2012, 06:30 PM) QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Jun 22 2012, 03:26 PM) Kudos to a "pastor" for not dismissing Rush at face value but a real Rush fan would not bring up Rand or objectivism. Really? Why not? Good question. Why does everyone shrivel/convulse at the mention of Ayn Rand anyway? For me, two reasons: 1. She was a hypocrite 2. She isn't a very good writer I am 15 and I thoroughly enjoyed The Fountainhead not just for its philosophy but also for its beautifully written plot. To say Ayn Rand is not a very good writer is a broad and completely biased statement.

I saw Van Halen a couple of nights ago... Honestly Kool & the Gang played a better show and I hate their music. Van Halen was very boring. David Lee Roth just kept talking during songs. Their new material sucked. I would NEVER vote ADKOT over Clockwork Angels

QUOTE (Nootch @ Jun 23 2012, 10:56 AM)Couldn't find a mention of this in a search...the clock on the album cover reads 9:12 which is 21:12 on a 24 hour clock. Thought that was really cool nod to the album that really launched them. http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/210/119/+_2acc5a8841f8752904d37f90a8014829.png

This is one of the many reasons I listen to only vinyl if possible. The listener is required to hear the record as a whole (skipping songs on records is a bitch). Even if I'm listening to an album like RTB (which to me has only a few strong songs), I listen to the entire thing. Holding the lyric sheet and 12X12 artwork makes the listening experience so much more satisfying. When I first received my fan pack, I held the CD case/booklet in my hands the entire time, reading liner notes and lyrics while appreciating Hugh Symes gorgeous artwork. I am 15 When I was younger, yes, I used iTunes. But after receiving my first record (CoS), I have become a firm believer in listening to the music the way the artist intended it to be listened to. While there are many modern artists (none of whom I listen to) who have known only the age of digital downloads and whose albums reflect this in that they a picked apart by listeners, Rush is a band firmly planted in the age of album oriented rock, a movement that most attribute to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's. This is actually why some artists refuse to release their albums on iTunes (AC/DC being the best example I can think of). So while I respect your opinion, I must recommend one thing: purchase a turntable and Clockwork Angels on vinyl. It is a unique experience which one cannot obtain from digital downloads.

I'm so goddam happy!!!!!!!! Mine got here as well

QUOTE (Steely Caress @ Jun 8 2012, 11:02 PM) QUOTE (GeddPratLerxst @ Jun 8 2012, 11:00 PM) QUOTE (Steely Caress @ Jun 8 2012, 10:58 PM) I can only speak of a recent experience with VIP, the new method of finding out what seats you get at the show. Last weekend I saw Roger Waters, bought VIP's in February. THey stated that I would be in rows 10-15, which I thought would be great in order to see THE WALL. Anyway, I go to pick up the tickets and find out they are 5th row center. So hopefully you can get the same luck with the Rush VIP's) Did you buy your tickets right when they went on sale or was it a few minutes/hours after? The original tickets for this Roger Waters concert went on sale in November, and I bought in February. Wow thats great! I bought mine the second they went on sale so I hope I do at least as well as you did!

QUOTE (Steely Caress @ Jun 8 2012, 10:58 PM) I can only speak of a recent experience with VIP, the new method of finding out what seats you get at the show. Last weekend I saw Roger Waters, bought VIP's in February. THey stated that I would be in rows 10-15, which I thought would be great in order to see THE WALL. Anyway, I go to pick up the tickets and find out they are 5th row center. So hopefully you can get the same luck with the Rush VIP's) Did you buy your tickets right when they went on sale or was it a few minutes/hours after?

Still haven't even received an email

I see all of the usual suspects are by far winning... I chose 2112 myself.

Sounds great to me. Still haven't read the issue of Prog which came a week ago that features this album. It will probably convince me to buy the record though

Zep- Going to California Jethro Tull- Cheap Day Return The Beatles- For No One Beach Boys- Heroes and Villains Pink Floyd (really just Roger Waters)- Pigs on the Wing

QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 6 2012, 03:47 PM) QUOTE (GeddPratLerxst @ Jun 6 2012, 03:42 PM) Lovin' the EP. This album should hopefully be pretty good. They were supposed to play here this summer but they discretely canceled it claiming it was "too soon" as the boys had played the rodeo here in Houston a couple months before. In my opinion, they should be playing at least 3 shows a year here. I mean it's their f*ckin' home town! The Houston "rodeo" is a terrible place to see a show so it should hardly count as our one show of the year. After they filmed their "Live from Texas" concert in DALLAS () a few years back, I feel like they owe us one... Glad you're enjoying it! What are the other two songs like? Consumption is a great song. It is raw. A bit similar to Chartreuse but slower tempo with some great slide guitar by Rev. Willie. Over You is a ballad but not a bad one. Its probably the least strong song on the EP but it is moving; just not your typical bluesy ZZ.