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Interesting... This guy is "Harrison" (no first name): http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120107133112/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/8/88/Harrison%2C_Balance_of_Terror.jpg/180px-Harrison%2C_Balance_of_Terror.jpg http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Harrison "Harrison was played by regular TOS extra Ron Veto. Harrison's name was mentioned in "Space Seed" as the camera panned over Ron Veto." Maybe "John Harrison" is a red herring from JJ, after all the Khan/Space Seed speculation.

My God, why bump this turd-fest? On a more productive note :eyeroll: , I've recently found that CA sounds much better and clearer if you simply lower your bass and volume settings a couple clicks down from your normal settings. CA is unfortunately mastered too hot and with way too much bass, IMO, but these simple adjustments make it sound much clearer to my ears. But songwise, I just don't get how Rush fans could hate tunes like The Anarchist, CA, Seven Cities, The Garden, etc. Seriously?

Well, they played it in Phoenix which was also filmed for the DVD. From what I remember, it sounded great. :) So hopefully they'll combine the best of the two shows for the DVD.

Glad to see that the haters are still stuck around 13%. :eyeroll: I would never have guessed that some fans so passionately hate the Synth era.

Thanks for the pics! I was there in row 11 on Alex's side. :haz: The lighting for this tour was truly mind-blowing. I kept waiting for the Close Encounters mothership to come in for a landing. :P

I've been avoiding this sub-forum for months because I wanted to see this tour spoiler-free. I just saw the Phoenix show last night, and this was certainly one of my favorite setlists in years! I love 70s Rush as much as anyone, and my favorite overall Rush era is probably 75-81. But my first Rush show was Power Windows, so I have a huge affinity for the synth era. And I really loved Clockwork Angels and was looking forward to hopefully hearing most of it live. So for me it couldn't get much better: synth era staples and deep tracks, a nearly complete new album presentation with strings, plus a few of the long-time staples. :haz: The synth standouts for me were the Power Windows tunes (especially Middletown Dreams!) and The Analog Kid. But the standout of the night was certainly the triumverate of Clockwork Angels, The Anarchist, and Carnies. :haz: I knew these would be great live, but the energy of these tunes and the added power of the strings was mind-blowing. It was one of those big moments that I haven't had in a concert since maybe seeing Pink Floyd back in the day. After the fact, my only minor dissapointment is not seeing Seven Cities and The Body Electric. But overall this was a remarkable Rush show, in terms of the performance, energy, setlist, visuals, lighting, pyrotechnics, and sound. So PLEASE see this tour if you can. It's sad that some few are boycotting (apparently) because they still didn't get their pet favorite songs (Jacob's Ladder, Lakeside Park, etc.).

A couple weeks later, and I'm still really digging Power to Believe. :haz: It's even cooler for me after realizing that most of the trippy "synth" stuff on the album is probably coming from Fripp and his rack of effects: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giKVNoTDvOE EDIT: Link not working? YouTube KC Live In Japan (TPTB tour). I also can't stop listening to Red and the rest of the Wetton-era, studio and live.

QUOTE (Steevo @ Oct 17 2012, 02:10 AM) And I need to get a huge dose of KC soon, a lot of fresh listens as well. Excellent thread for recommendations! Yeah, I was way overdue for a KC binge. I was always more of a Yes and Genesis guy, so I'm making up for lost time with KC. Hate to admit it, but I had never even heard Red until recently. And Starless may be one of the best prog songs ever, in the ballpark with Close To The Egde or Supper's Ready. Speaking of which, what a great video. Best Bruford ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C8v99kV1jY

QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ Oct 16 2012, 09:42 PM) Which would you recommend next? For the later stuff? For me, Power to Believe is head-and-shoulders above THRAK and ConstruKction, but these are both still pretty good. THRAK has Bruford and the double trio lineup, but ConstruKction has some good tunes, especially Larks' Tounges Part 4.

Wow, I listened to Power to Believe a couple times this weekend and am pretty blown away! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/The_Power_to_Believe.jpg/220px-The_Power_to_Believe.jpg I really like combination of the heavy riffing with the atmospheric keyboard (guitar synth?) stuff. I also like the vocoder effect, as it serves to disguise Adrian's vocals a bit. I really do think Power is one of their stronger efforts from any period. If I were to rank the albums from favorite to least, I think it would currently look something like this: Red Larks' Tongues in Aspic Starless and Bible Black In the Court of the Crimson King The Power to Believe Lizard In the Wake of Poseidon Beat Discipline THRAK The ConstruKction of Light Three of a Perfect Pair Islands Overall, it's been a blast rediscovering KC, especially the Wetton/Bruford/Cross era.

QUOTE (Akron162 @ Oct 10 2012, 05:27 PM) God, how i hate him.

I'm a prog rock guy and not usually into indie rock, but I just saw these guys on Austin City Limits and was pretty impressed. I guess I'm a sucker for any band that still uses synths with the old LFO sweep sound. Plus you've got to love their energy and the fun they're obviously having. http://video.pbs.org/video/2186238785

QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Oct 2 2012, 10:02 PM) I really can't picture Yes doing this. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cruise-to-th...490557914301403 http://www.cruisetotheedge.com/signup.html I wonder who the other bands will be. Nektar is rumored to be playing as well. Okay, now THAT'S embarrassing. Are they really doing this? Will they be able to stock enough food on board for Chris?

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