Bangster of Goats

I think my favorite album, vocal-wise, is Signals. A lot of Geddy's singing on that album has this kind of floating, ethereal sound to it. That said, one of my favorite early moments is in No One At The Bridge... "SCREAM OUT DESPERATIOOOoOOoOON BUT!!!!! NO!! ONE!! CARES!! TO HEEEEAAAARRR!!" And of course in Cygnus X-1: "EVERY NERVE IS TOOOORRRRRNNN AAAAAAAPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Outdoors, provided the weather is agreeable. I think on the R30 tour, we got misted on a little but we had a tarp ready to go. It wasn't *too* bad, but a deluge would've sucked. Though we did see one poor girl carefully trying to navigate some mud and she ended up eating it flat on her butt, lol. Also, with the lawn seating we always get, it's easier to get away from loud drunk douchebag frat boys wearing backwards white baseball caps if need be.

QUOTE (The Mighty Dudad @ Oct 24 2012, 12:50 AM) Did the hot violinist change her hair to blonde? Or was that a wig? In a couple weeks she'll be sporting a red curly 'fro.

Thanks to the misheard lyrics thread(s), I always hear "I lack their smiles and their diapers" now. lol

Yeah, just personally speaking, on a selfish note , I'm not upset about the reduction in "hits"... I wouldn't be upset in the slightest if they dropped Tom Sawyer in fact. Seen and heard 'em all a million times... I'd rather they go deeper and bring to life some of their more obscure songs. Of course, that's just me speaking as a veteran of many Rush shows. A newer convert who hasn't seen them as much might be a little miffed that some of those oldies they haven't heard live yet aren't being played.

Yes, his 80s tone and style are still probably my favorite from him, followed closely by his 70s tone. In the 90s, his tone had a tendency to sound a little too muffled and murky for my tastes, but in more recent years he seems to be getting back to a good balance.

I guess you never know what's really stashed away in the vault. The "vault version" of Working Man, that alternate take/alternate mix of Moving Pictures that ended up on Rock Band or whatever, and what-have-you. I hope there are a few surprises left in there.

Shark Sandwich

CA really just needs a little more sparkle and clarity on the top end. Compare the album and single mixes of Caravan and you'll hear it. (Which of these mixes is "correct" for "this generation", OP?) CA has massive low end. It does sound nice on a system with the headroom and response that can handle it. The Anarchist sounds deadly with those rolling toms on the intro and other parts, and the Taurus pedals that kick in during the guitar solo.

QUOTE (ReRushed @ Oct 14 2012, 10:19 AM) I consider "Nobody's Hero" one of Rush's unmitigated failures. Geddy needs to throw it in his Error Bin along with Tai Shan. (Except I kinda like Tai Shan... *runs and hides*)

QUOTE (Mika @ Oct 13 2012, 12:47 AM) I wonder if, secretly, he's ever kind of glanced over at Geddy on stage and felt a little pang of... lacking... while Geddy tosses his mane around.... I think it was all those times in shows recently, when they played the Anarchist, when Geddy would point at Alex and toss his mane mockingly when "What do you lack?" was spoken... Alex finally cracked. (Just kidding, Geddy did no such thing, keep yer panties unbunched!)

The thing you're referring to in By-Tor and the Snowdog is in actuality an overdub of Geddy's bass run through distortion, a phaser, and a volume pedal. Geddy said in an interview that they used that setup to create the "monster" noises for that song... whenever he wanted the "monster" to "growl" he would work the volume pedal.

Easy choice for me, I'd rather hear new music than see tours. But I know albums don't make money any more, yadda yadda yadda... Also, on the 60+ minute epic album note mentioned above, I agree. I'm with Steve Howe of Yes when he said 45 minutes or so is the perfect album length (exceptions for "double albums" aside...). Long enough to engage you, but not so long that it starts to drag on and try your patience. Though part of it might be because I initially grew up listening to vinyl LPs and LPs can't hold much more than 25 minutes per side before the sound quality suffers, and thus I'm kinda attuned to that length for albums.

QUOTE (Torgo Satyr @ Oct 3 2012, 04:13 PM) I almost feel like it's "slug-bug"...like every time I read a Rush lyric, I should punch someone in the arm... (or get punched)...gah I just have a bad feeling this is gonna keep on going through the entire book... Oh, it does, it does... prepare for sore arms all around. One or two - maybe three, tops - lyrics references would have been nice Easter eggs (the one referencing lyrics to Peaceable Kingdom for example... that one was one of the lesser-groaner ones for me) but instead it's like a 20 foot long pinata exploded over our heads and we're being bombarded.

The funny thing about that video is, you barely get a fleeting glimpse at Ged's keyboard rig. Obviously all of us here have known all along that Ged's playing keyboards, but someone else might be thinking "wot the bloody hell is that bloke doing then, shaking about like that?" Edit to add: Also, long live the Geddy Mullet! Second-worst hairstyle for him, right after the Hold Your Fire Davey Crockett Raccoon Hat Hair.

Yeah the Dylan thing is hilarious. Dylan is as pretentious as they come, and, dude... have you heard his new album? Talk about someone who really needs to hang it up. His voice sounds like a garbage disposal trying in vain to crunch a bunch of ice cubes.

"freakishly high pitched vocals" Really. Still on that huh. Geddy hasn't sung like that in what, over 30 years? Oh well, RS is moving towards the light, so maybe there's hope that they'll come to realize Geddy doesn't sound like his 20 year old self anymore.

QUOTE (micgtr71 @ Oct 3 2012, 07:43 PM) still have trouble when I remember the Xanadu>Superconductor thing. Man, that was just unfair. Oh man, that was such a cheap sucker punch to the gut. I swear I could hear and feel the air go out of the arena when that happened. One of their most classic of classics to a strong contender for "Worst Rush Song Ever" = no no no no! On another note, I know that a lot of people (myself included actually) think medleys in general are a cheap cop-out, but I rather enjoyed the R30 instrumental-medley. Not something they could do every tour though: nice for the 30th anniversary as a 'celebration' but it would get old.

Well, I hope they make it in, just so I won't have to see that same old cartoon of Geddy banging on the RRHOF door and the band looking dejected on RIAB every year when it's Hall of Fame time.

Rush - Need Some Love. I know they were young then, but... Fly By Night - In The End. It goes on and on and on and on and... Caress of Steel - I Think I'm Going Bald. It's a little hokey, but at the same time, for some reason, I think audiences would eat it up if Rush suddenly threw this in the setlist. 2112 - Tears. I love Mellotrons, but... A Farewell To Kings - Madrigal. ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz... Hemispheres - Umm... nothing. Period. Permanent Waves - Umm... nothing. Seriously? Moving Pictures - Umm... nothing. Again, seriously? Signals - Losing It. The lone flaw on an otherwise perfect diamond. Grace Under Pressure - Umm... nothing. Power Windows - Umm... nothing. Hold Your Fire - Umm... nothing. Even Tai Shan has its place. Presto - Stupidconductor. Sounds like a lame Energizer battery commercial. Roll The Bones - The Whole Damn Thing. Ok ok, Dreamline and Ghost of a Chance are okayish... Counterparts - Speed of Love. Ugh... Test For Echo - Limbo. The lone Rush instrumental that's hopelessly boring. Vapor Trails - Sweet Miracle. Just seems like filler. Snakes and Arrows - Spindrift. Has some potential, but... Clockwork Angels - The Garden. I know I know, everyone's favorite from this album. It doesn't do anything for me though.

Eh, just coincidence. Just about every Rush song in existence is referenced in the book.

Alex talking about set lists in interviews: always take with a big grain of salt.

One more studio album. Terry Brown producing. You read it here first.

My first exposure to that song was the VHS copy of the Exit Stage Left video back when I was a Rush neophyte. At that point in time, the oldest studio album I had was Moving Pictures so all the older stuff was brand new. (Similarly, the album version of Exit Stage Left was also my first exposure to songs like TSOR, Jacob's Ladder, La Villa Strangiato, etc. - but that's how I intended it as I purposely bought the album as a "sampler" of sorts to see which older studio albums I should get first.) Anyway, back then I thought In The Mood sounded really out of place lol. Here I was having this notion that Rush was this super-cerebral super-serious band and then they pull that song out, hehe.