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  1. It's a far cry from Clockwork Angels.
  2. Not in any particular order ** In The Heat of The Night ** Inherit The Wind ** Unforgiven ** 2001: A Space Odyssey ** Dr Strangelove: Or How I learned to love... ** Schinder's List ** Taxi Driver ** Modern Romance ** The Godfather ** Shakespeare in Love The above list I deliberately included some more recent masterpieces and classics that have a universal appeal. Although I believe the 60's-70's was time ever for filmmaking in America -- the Mavericks -- and could create a list of just films that came out between 1964 and 1979 (Dog Day Afternoon, Parallax View, All the Presidents Men, Clockwork Orange, Alien, The Exorcist, Jaws, Close Encounters, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back) -- all masterpieces suited to my personal taste.
  3. Never liked that book - I prefer Fountainhead. Rand's philosophy as it applies to the integrity of an artist or individual. Both movies tanked -- only zealot Randroids went to see them.
  4. http://youtu.be/xZY43QSx3Fk Season 4 Trailer. Looks good -- although it's the second half of book 3, they've been pulling threads from books 4 and 5 for a while. I like the shadow in the opening shot.
  5. How'd I know it was going to be Hemispheres? 2112 is the obvious choice. Hemispheres is the contrarian "I'm a super-fan" choice.
  6. On some of their past DVDs, the directors-editors didn't fully capture and recreate the concert experience. Nothing is more hacky (uninspired) than cutting/editing to the beat of the music, which seems to be the default handling off YYZ on many of their concert videos-- or cutting to a shot of fans air drumming during the TS fill. (because we all love watching drunk air drummers instead of the master himself). I think the HBO editors have been the only ones who figured out how to properly show the TS drum solo moment—showing the level of concentration in his face contrasted with the seemingly effortless movement of his hands guiding the sticks around the kit -- that was an inspired edit in the HBO RRHOF show. The editing styles of earlier DVD efforts seem to flip-flop between 80's music video and poorly conceived concert video. The director didn't take the time to do his homework and clearly define a vision for the piece. I thought the Time Machine concert film overused the fan footage-- it was interesting to a point. It's not a music video, it's a documentary -- show me what it felt like to be there, immerse me in the experience of that night. In my opinion, the Clockwork Angles DVD is one of their best concert films, next to Exit... State Left. I felt the Clockwork Angles DVD was extremely well edited and they were very creative with camera placement around the drum kit and stage. They captured and recreated the energy and experience of that show very well. Especially the string ensemble and the pyro moments. The behind the scenes stuff, running on/off stage, was also very well weaved in. If I were auditioning for the director job, the first thing I'd say is Neil's wearing a button camera in his shirt and hat. And I'd refuse to use a camera directly over the drum kit—I'm so bored with the overuse of that shot. I'd get a micro camera on Geddy's base pointed along the fret board like they used to do for John Entwistle -- you actually see how friggin' thick those bass strings are. I'd also hand out GoPros around the house and truly get a sense for what the audience experiences. And I'd create an opening segment of just the parking lot activities at several of the bigger shows—especially on summer tours. The closing titles segment would be GoPros in the cars of fans riding home from the show, talking about their favorite moments.
  7. Yeah, that was my mistake when making the thread. My post sort of goes into the two being related but I forgot to modify the title after I was done writing the body. Think about it like this, the story is about Rock Guitar being the liberator of an oppressed society. Should a "rock epic" or rock opera attempt anything more profound then that… it would just be pretentious. (see Yes, Queensryche) High concept Rock music works when it sticks to "rock" themes like Pinball or youth and rebellion.
  8. Vibrations were detected by my ear and transduced into nerve impulses that were then perceived by my brain, primarily in the temporal lobe. This experienced was often enhanced by THC . take note, shelly, that's how it's done.
  9. Hardly. Rush puts a ton of creative thought integrity and work into everything they do. Even re-issues. You clearly don't realize what goes into this effort.
  10. Awesome!! Though it's not the full Rush w/o NPs lyrics and drumming, it still have a very rough and raw ballsy quality that gets in your spine. Whoo-yeah Whoo-yeah…. comin' out to getcha...
  11. http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/133291957-1st-september-model-paula-turnbull-models-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=fOqRSGnZREbdOD5U9z9THweUELS3bohsz4bxrFj5mSvhV1DOg2wjiDc4OSoTwyC%2B8scxqkjzG%2Feo8HC4TajmVA%3D%3D Paula, Paula, Paula… Where is she now?
  12. His voice is enhanced via a microphone. BTW - some people are convinced he tried that back in the 90's after his surgery.
  13. "or" implies the two are mutually exclusive. Which they aren't. Rock guitar frees the world from tyranny and the controlling temple priests but one man must be sacrificed (the guitar player) for the good of all. But, in the end, we are left wondering: meet the new boss, same as the old boss? "we have assumed control"….
  14. As usual, your opinions are clearly stated and points are well justified. Such an insightful addition to the discussion. He's now a Dr. and probably thinks his quips are as clever as sitcom Sheldon's.
  15. People don't like them because they weren't Moving Pictures. The downside of creating a masterpiece -- peoples' expectations.
  16. The running time of the new live version of Bangkok will be 4:20 of course -- with an extended toke jam at the end.
  17. Even Money. http://columbian.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/croppedphotos/2013/12/31/Rethinking_Pot_Colorado_G2.jpg
  18. Clockwork Angels is easily one of the their 3 best albums. They are sill in their PRIME. They've had many Primes.
  19. Is this what they mean by fans obsessing over every single note to the determent of the live concert song experience? While this under "who cares" -- they still rock better than any other band.
  20. Just like Heaven, Suicides should not be allowed in. No Nirvana -- ever.
  21. F*ck Yes -- they are the most arrogant jerks.
  22. Why can't RUSH go backwards and be more like you want them to be? Is that the question? Why can't RUSH do something they already did?
  23. By "their" I meant RUSH as we know them. Working Man is certainly a slice of life character, like Analog Kid. But simplistic, raw. Trying to be Zepp / WHO, still discovering who they are going to be.
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