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Him and every Rush fan on the planet.

But is he *really* a fan. :P

Yeah, forgot about Lifeson playing on the PT song. I haven't seen or read a lot of his interviews so I guess I'm a bit out of the loop. Most of the influences I've read/heard him rattle off were more on the alt, electronic, and classic pre-Rush prog side.

SW's appearing on the 40th Anniversary Rush 2112 release, covering Twilight Zone. Has he finally come out of the Rush-fan closet? http://www.rush.com/2112-40th/

If someone asks for a suggestion to learn more about Radiohead, I usually point them to OK Computer. I figure it has a little of what would be coming ahead o nthe next albums as well as some of the more rock rooted writing style from the prior couple. If you can enjoy OK Computer, you can likely find something to enjoy on any of their releases.

I like it. Didn't like it when it was out/popular though. It's aged quite well compared to several of the other '90s alt rock and grunge albums. I'd also give it a 5/5, along with The Bends they are the only Radiohead albums I like from beginning to end.

I'm digging the album. Not sure it will make my tops list for the year, nevertheless some really solid tracks (By the Light of the Sun, the title track, The Revolutionist, Epic, Pointless Endeavors are standouts). What frustrates me a bit with this album [and some other material I've heard lately] is how it sounds a lot like other bands, but never sounding better than those other influential bands. Ultimately it only makes me long to listen to the other bands and appreciate what they do so well that everyone else emulates. I guess that's what separates a good musician/band from a great musician/band. The uniqueness they bring, and how they shape those style into their own.

Finally got my copy. hearing the PT and King's X influences as well. :)

Ditto for me (sans the Sorceress - not feeling it).

It's ironic how much I enjoyed the first few prerelease tracks, but once in my hands and ears, the album ended up falling a touch flat. I'll come back to it later, it is Opeth after all. But my impression of the album over time isn't as positive as I had hoped. It will end up being a middling album in my Opeth rotation.

Soundgarden's Burden in my Hand is kind of similar with C G C G G E. Fun and easy song to play with alot of barring. That tuning gives sort of it sort of mandolin sound. Thayil uses alot of odd tunings. I can see that, with the lower strings dropped for an open C5, but with the tuning posted the lower C seems out of place.

I'm interested in that bottom C tuning. Now I'm thinking this isn't for slide or barring, it's probably for playing a particular accompanying root note on that lowest string and arpeggiating chords on the remaining (probably utilizing a lot of open strings).

I'm curious, what's the point of going from g,b,e to e,g,b tuning on the bottom three strings? I assume it's a lowered tuning, and either gives you easier and different chord shapes to utilize, or for the purpose of having a different selection of notes available. The tuning appears to be open G (why the C?), and I assume barring with a slide gives you an interesting selection of sound with that (major?) tuning. Now that I think about it, not sure the purpose of this tuning at all unless it's very specific to some chord shapes being used. Alt tunings are fun if you have nothing else better to do. :D

It reminds me of how much I don't care for most of T4E anymore. Thanks for the post and show. This is my favorite era of live Rush. Their maturity as musicians really comes through. Ged's voice heads south in time for the VT tour.

Definitely not the same career, PJ has much more output and longevity. Soundgarden only recently starting putting out material again after a longish hiatus. I think as far as 'importance' to R&R, Soundgarden ftw. But this is as much a popularity contest as it is a celebration of the actual primary players in the R&R music biz.

Impatiently waiting for my copy to arrive.

I can't appreciate either of them until this poll tells me how to think.

The Cars are worthy, but barely. Yes should be in, probably the most influential Prog band in history (next to later Beatles album?).

Maybe with the cash award he can finally afford some much needed singing lessons.

Nice work. No glitter though?

Alright mate, ordered! You've finally got me to buy an album that I might not otherwise have got! :cheers: Ditto. The single is real solid. I've checked out what I could of his prior work on youtube. Figure the sale, at worse, went to a good musical cause.

I'm torn on the album. The slower stuff is good, but it kinda drags the album down. It starts off really good then wanders before finishing strong. Going to give it some headphone time in the coming days, it's not a particularly good album for the car with sections of songs being quiet/low volume.

A lot of what you might expect, kind of a best-of. Definetely. I would have changed just a Rabin era song Let me guess... Rhythm of Love? :D

A lot of what you might expect, kind of a best-of.

"Official" video for one of their newest songs from Falling Satellites: