Geddy's Soul Patch

I've always been a big fan of his math work too. His algorithms from the Power Windows period changed my life

It's not the lack of Neil, it's the presence of Rutsey!

Agreed, it's a great track and it's awesome on that DVD, Geddy's vocals are pretty dope on the whole thing but especially on this song. It's a shame they haven't played it in so long.

I understand that his playing isn't impossible to recreate. However, the state that there exist a level of percussion that Neil Peart isn't worthy of being mentioned with just seems proposterous. The man has inspiried generations of people to play drums. He revolutionized the dynamic of rock drumming and took it to heights that never existed before. Is that the mark of someone who should be held in the "he's not as good as jazz drummers" conversation? I've watched plenty of jazz drummers and a lot of them do amazing things but no of it seems to be out of his league. Do you guys reall think he would be baffled by some of that playing? I grew up around a lot of guys who played in bands and very few of them could pull off even the most rudimentary Peart songs and none of them could touch some of his more complex material. I never thought I'd see the day when people actually argued over whether or not Neil Peart was just a run of the mill drummer. It's ridiculous. I'm geared more towards guitar myself and I can tell you now that what you guys are arguing would be the same thing as saying Eddie Van Halen or Randy Rhoads were average guitarist because they didn't play like Al Di Meola. How many kids do you think are in their room right now slaving over Al Di Meola and how many do you think are slaving over Crazy Train or Eruption? Neil Peart is a master of his craft and worthy of consideration in even the stuffiest of jazz rooms. "I've watched plenty of jazz drummers and a lot of them do amazing things but no of it seems to be out of his league. Do you guys reall think he would be baffled by some of that playing?" Jazz guys explore techniques not typically utilized in Rock drumming..advanced techniques. A lot of rock drummers incorporate single stroke rolls and 16th note patterns in their playing..thats rookie stuff for guys like say, Steve Smith... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_T4YXhnveA I appreciate your fanboy love of Neil, but its well documented that his playing isnt of the upper echelon of world class drummers...I will say that his playing now is overall better than it was 30 years ago, but just look what happened at the first Buddy Rich memorial concert back in , i believe, 89...he got his ass handed to him in a drum duet with Will Calhoun, a guy who is a Berkleee graduate...Neil showed he wasnt up to the task of playing with the big boys at the time..he is great at his style within the confines of Rush, but take him out of that element, and he isnt all that adaptable. Guys like Neil Peart and Eddie Van Halen are, typically, early influences, guys who inspire young players to pick up the instrument, and they spend their youth practicing their parts...but then, as they mature, and soak up other players styles, they move on... Got his ass handed to him? What is this a boxing match? And the guy in that video is masterful but the stuff he's playing is unlistenable. It just sounds mechanical. There is no emotion or soul in that form of music. You can disagree all day long but that's why that guy is playing to one dude that looks like a mafia hitman instead of 15k screaming fans. Keep in mind that "mafia hitman" was Journey's drummer. The guy watching is the mafia hit man, not Steve Smith!

I'm changing my vote to New World Man

I would say not. In my opinion It has the best live versions of Mission, Time Stand Still, and Force Ten. Definitely a solid live album that still holds it's own today.

I would have guessed Xanadu or Hemispheres, but since it surprised him...The Spirit of Radio!

I thought it split into sorry Hemispheres... It's surface splintered into itty bitty hemispheres!

I'm a big fan of the dinosaurs concept mentioned above. Maybe it would be cool if over the course of the album we see the dinosaurs progress from joints, to pipes, to bongs, and maybe to vaporizers by the end. Neil would do it so eloquently!

From ATWAS "In the Mood": "Alright! Let's see your hands hyeeaaaaah!"

Excellent work! However, I did notice that Geddy's 5th birthday is missing...

I feel like Permanent waves should count as a 70s album because it was written and recorded in the 70s

Mine goes al follows: 1. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres 2. Xanadu 3. Natural Science 4. Cinderella Man 5. Cygnus X-1 6. The Trees 7. A Farewell to Kings 8. 2112 9. The Necromancer 10. The Spirit of Radio

I don't really understand why so many hate Superconductor; I think it's super catchy! And it rocks hard! Although it does does a little bit like a battery commercial...

Personally, I love the whole album. I consider Available Light, War Paint, and Superconductor to be the high points. A lot of people on here also seem to hate Superconductor but I think it's righteous!

I agree Scars is one of the weakest on the album but I feel that War Paint is one of the most dynamic songs from the period

I've recently been listening to a lot of the Presto album and I have really grown to love "Hand Over Fist". I never see it get name checked on here as one of the better songs from that album. It's certainly a little corny at parts but I think it has some of Alex's best guitar work on the album. Thoughts?

Really? IMO they've been putting out awesome music for their whole career. Don't you at least appreciate the fact that they've been extremely hard working for 40 years?

For some reason I have never listened to this live album. I'm sure I'll love it when I do eventually listen to it, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. I've probably avoided it for so long subconsciously because it's one of the few undiscovered Rush releases I have left!

It could be the copious amounts of marijuana talking....but this is awesome!

I totally agree. Hopefully they come to their senses and do something relatively soon

I've always felt that the repeated piano note during the closing of The Spirit of Radio sounds like Geddy's proudest piano ever. Does anyone agree?

I would prefer Neil sits in the bean bag chair and both Alex and Geddy make mean jokes about Neil's dead family! That would be a riot!

The tone Alex achieved with his Gibson ES 335 is unbeatable!! I also looooove the double neck

I love them all so much, but I would have to go with the Rickenbacker. I wish he would use it live every once in awhile!