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If and only if it is confirmed that "Red Lenses" with the drum solo break is part of the footage will I demand someone buy it for my birthday. Buhboop buhdap, bedoom badadum doomp doomp... know what I'm sayin'?

The only covers left that would do justice to both their instrumental and lyrical prowess would be anything from The Shaggs.

Saturday: I'm with 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 on the timing for the Clash being too little, too late, and the others don't have enough deep tracks for me. Sunday: And as much as I'd love to experience Priest's version or Green Manalishi live, or see that era of Ozzy, I've only known live VH beginning in the 80s to be a lacklustre disappointment, to put it kindly. Scorpions are tempting, but the other radio rock acts of that time are not my thing. Monday: But to get to see Terry Bozzio and Martin Chambers in their primes, those bands and what they were playing at that time is enough for me (most competent replacement of two tragically dead rockers ever). And Los Lobos, who're a lot more than a La Bamba cover band if you've ever known the pleasure is a good ticket. Bowie, U2, and Joe Walsh would have sold me at that time, and even if I wouldn't have expected so then, Stevie Nicks might have been worth sitting through. Monday it is.

Sorry if this is in the forum backpages somewhere, I never knew about the previous 4 albums, apparently nearly all the contributions are by Rush tribute bands. And Hugh Syme has been providing artwork for all of them it would seem. According to the link: https://rushfestscotland.bandcamp.com/album/tributes-songs-for-neil-vol-v I got to this topic via:

The Gear Trilogy:

Having seen them from something like 119, halfway back, from the third row floor in front of Geddy, and front row floor in front of Alex, and considering any other hypothetical options, as well as those mentioned, I gotta go with right in front of Alex. He spends more time at the front of the stage, Geddy not so much, and I had a great gap to view Neil from. Given they wouldn't play smaller venues, further back on the floor is out of the question (too many heads for my eyes to navigate) and everywhere else is too disconnected from the musician/instrument experience. And, anyway, nobody will ever convince me there's a better sonic spot in an arena than in front of the stage.

Macarena gets a pass from me because the Simpsons Go to New York episode.

I'm late to the game here and there are too many comments on the thread to quote them all. Suffice it to say I agree more than wholeheartedly about an alternate live show, more specifically, one with the previous playlist that included the drum solo in the "Red Lenses" break. But a video version of the same is probably too much to hope for, isn't it?

It's never too soon or late to revive this one.

Also, for future reference, the Firefox browser has a "reader view" feature you can use by way of a little text-document icon located at the right of the url window. Clicking on that and then hitting "refresh" works to read paywalled items from the WP and NYT, among others.

I assume you need to have the ability to make calls while away from home. If I am wrong in that assumption, and given your desire to limit tech in your life, allow me to extend the following advice: If contrary to my assumption, you merely want a mobile option you can leave behind, consider getting a tablet instead. I got an iPad mini a few years back for the sole purpose of being able to do digital presentations in the classroom and only ever use it for that. Otherwise it never leaves the apartment. If I had a phone, I'm afraid I'd know no such discipline.

Thanks for all thee, uh, feedback! Really, it's great to see the replies, as my reaction to Stills' saying that mirrors his words: It was really cool for me. On a similar note, a friend not long ago called up a video of The Yardbirds doing "Shapes of Things" live in the Page era. I didn't say so but found it underwhelming. Later, on my own, happening upon Rush's version again, I decided the next time I saw my friend I would have him call up the Feedback version. I preface the following with the fact that my friend has no Rush bias. They were never on his radar and he hasn't showed any inkling of getting into them. Anyway, he searches out the video on Rush's YT channel and gives it a play. No reaction in real time, he just sits silently listening. When the song finishes he pauses for a moment and then says that it is clearly better than the original in all aspects, adding that this cover version had managed to accomplish everything great he'd thought about the original but had been mistaken about.

You're welcome. No side eye from me. I had never thought much of Feedback and hadn't seen the point even though I'm a fan of the songs covered. Seeing Stephen Stills genuine reaction has me thinking more of the album... and seeing the point.

"It's like... that's very cool for me. We always thought that was very cool." —Stephen Stills about Rush's cover of "For What It's Worth" https://youtu.be/oNEsZYyti_U?t=1042

Yes, I assumed that was part of the plan because of the AtWaS liner notes seeming to hint at that, at least retrospectively upon ESL's release.

If side one had been produced by Terry Brown and sung by 1975 Geddy and side two produced by Peter Collins and sung by 1987 Geddy... somebody might've freaked out and quit the band.

Would that I were able. Suffice it to say — (at risk of saying the quiet part loud :oops: and derailing the thread) that while I default to "no", I'd be willing to hear it should someone make it possible.

Like all rankings, it's a challenge because of diverging personal definitions and projected perceptions. I'll get around naming each of these by what I think is the majority standard, which would be the one I think should be more popular, and one I think is too well known or appreciated by naming just one that I thought for years was so overrated that it crowded out better songs and have come to realise had been underrated by me for its compositional quality. Watching the 1997 live video last night sold me on the concept: "Roll the Bones".

I think of you a lot.

He got it right the next time. Besides, almost no one pronounces it right unless they've been told or heard it before. Are you sure that it's not Pairrrt? 'Cus we're really big fans?

I do believe that "Unused Paper Tickets" is part 3-&-a-half of the Rowboatloads o' Regrets pentalogy.

I agree. Alex is blahblah blah blah blahBLAH.

How DARE they insert (of Rush) in there..... EVERYONE knows who Geddy Lee is. EVERYONE knows that Geddy Lee is from RUSH. :rage: :rage: :laughing guy: Allow me to date myself with the following dramatisation: We open on Norm Crosby on the stage of his Comedy Shop program Norm: And now it's time for our super surprise mystery guest. In just a moment someone is going to knock on that door.... (knock knock knock)(He proceeds to door) Please welcome our super surprise mystery guest... (opens door) Geddy Lee! (silence) Of Rush! (still silence) Fin.

Submitted for your approval, this YooToober translated Lerxt's HoF speech. It's spot on if you ask me.

That's some stellar research, my Long Awaited Froind;-) Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's amusing to me just how wrong I'd had it, what with Bob being the astronaut playing the music, which is the last thing I'd have expected. Still, somehow, my fantasy at that time is the reality I prefer, which lends retroactive appreciation for the console stereo system my parents had in our living room. It was truly a hifi quality to behold that I somehow remained ignorant of, despite it's having been that which led to those many moments of my youth, as when I spun Signals for the first time and marvelled from go on the brand new sound of the opening track, until the end of side 2 when I heard "We enjoyed the music, Bob. Thank ya," and thought, wow. They recorded this song and mission control played it for them! How cool is that? Again, in retrospect, I suppose that's the effect the edit is supposed to give you. Mission accomplished.