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This is the guitarist that frustrates me trying to play his stuff, I find it really difficult to play. Mr.Steve Howe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A2H5UUUvfc

Yep, you're right. Here in Australia we thought they were a Dutch band, but the impact was as big as Led Zep 1 when it came out IMO, and in the midst of the punk era. I call it the Ibanez era because my first proper electric was at this time and was an Ibanez which apparently is a collectors item, would have to restore it. Ibanez guitars had a different sound to Fenders and Gibsons, and the necks were really fast.

Weird thing is, a lot of the prog rock guitarists in the 70's were doing what EVH does but in short measures. EVH with Satriani and Vai took it up a notch and made those techniques come to the forefront especially with their instrumentals where the guitar is the lead interest. For example Steve Hackett of Genesis was doing finger tapping back in '72 but doubt whether the other members of Genesis would have appreciated him taking over. You can always compare Alex or Eddie with this guy! Steve Hackett

Thank you and to some degree you are correct. 2112 is ridiculously easy to play but Permanent Waves is very difficult. In terms of EVH, Spanish Fly impresses me more than Eruption just an opinion.

This is the dumbest thread, why don't you compare Alex with Satriani or Vai then, smart arses?

EVH is a noodly shredder and is a highly technical guitarist but Alex is the 'greater' guitarist because he has more feel. I hear a zillion kids doing what EVH does but not many playing with the feel Alex does, and some of Alex's solos are a lot harder than you think. For example if you don't land that massive fret jump at the beginning of the solo in The Trees, you're headed for a car crash. People say Power Windows is a synth album but some of the guitar work is amazingly difficult.

But I challenge any of you to play Steve Howe's lead lines. I've attempted the solo in Awaken and almost got a hernia trying to do it.

Being told it's his original cherry red one and it's the lighting making it look darker. Possibly the solo from Xanadu and it's lucky the edit fits.

Slow Saturday, was watching the original video for Limelight when during the solo spotted a short take of what appears to be Alex playing the solo on what appears to be a black double neck, could be the lighting. Did this ever happen and did he ever own one?

Wrong, it started with British audiences and around Hemispheres tour. Also similar is the oi in Bastille Day which arrived at the same time.

Like his delivery on Limelight

I'm on the video, you just catch a glimpse of me as the camera pans across the audience before CTTH. Live version of songs from Power Windows and Hold Your Fire miles better than the studio versions.

Seeing this thread has been resurrected, I haven't listened to 2112 for decades. To me it's a simplistic shriek fest that scarily has become the bible for right wing American Rush fans. Now wait for the reaction, thankfully I'm in Tasmania.

You should be here in Australia, there's no information that the retailers have acknowleged this release even exists.

It's not the vinyl, it's the turntable. I listen to a CD with the volume knob at 9 o'clock but the turntable has to go up to 12 o'clock to get the same volume. Dynamic range on Signals is way better on vinyl and really clear, the open string on the arpeggio in New World Man hovers beautifully.

SACD is a joke... I bought Presto SACD, and I could not hear any different on it and the latest remaster on normal CD... I just bought those and left them in the wrapper the SACD Golds, hopefully they are worth something in sometime!!!!!! Don't know about Presto but Hemispheres sounds good to me.

Dreamline starts off well, the verses are great but the 'We are young bit' is terrible. I keep adding love is a battlefield. Not a song I jump to when I think of a Rush song to listen to.

I have no love for either Counterparts, which I sold or Test For Echo. Counterparts was a sort of grunge knee jerk reaction to Roll the Bones then Cringe for Echo, at that stage I thought the next album would be called Testing Your Patience. But fortunately things turned for the better slowly afterwards, Vapor Trails with it's remix, a bit better, then Snakes and Arrows which on the whole I like, and Clockwork Angels which could have done with a trim.

I bought a Marantz TT5005, under $400. No preamp needed. My old vinyl sounds fine, few pops and crackles.

Dutch pressing of Signals sounds really crisp and clear, awesome.

...and Signals on vinyl arrived, sounds really awesome and crisp. Dutch pressing, guitar is really clear.

Hawkwind concerts were the worst. I had to come out of one because I was having trouble breathing. There was a fog of pot smoke lying like a cloud above the audience.

High Water off Hold Your Fire, where it changes key. sounds like Geddy's hyperventilating.

I'm still wondering if anyone else was at Stafford Bingley Hall 1981 and Rush followed up The Trees with The Forest that became Subdivisions.

There are so many, I've always loved the fade out on Red Barchetta. One I've noticed recently is the fade out to Digital Man, it really starts to kick ass, as you yanks say, towards the end of the fade out.