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toymaker

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  1. Isn't that song like half an hour long, as well? It seems like it...
  2. There are way too many songs that are ridiculously repetitive as the result of poor or lazy songwriting. Best Of You by the Foo Fighters and New York Groove by Ace Frehley are but two examples. No no no, I'm gonna have to majorly disagree on Best Of You. Yes! It's very repetitive. The main melodic line sticks to one note almost the whole way! However that song lives and dies by its dynamics. If you sing it monotone with an acoustic guitar, it's going nowhere. But put it in the hands of a tight band with excellent dynamic control and it's an anthem through and through! For my money Taylor Hawkins' drumming is what really sells the song. And I would NOT call it lazy or poor songwriting. It's a desperate lyric about the struggle to persevere when outside forces are actively trying to use you and keep you down, and the music perfectly embodies that. That's sort of what I was getting at, just not as well. If there is enough going on in the song dynamically or melodically - if there is some other "stuff" - then I don't find the repetition annoying. This tune has definitely got some passion driving it, as well.
  3. Still lots of variation there - and of course you can't really debate the message.
  4. It could be that I'm more prone to irritation because of my tinnitus. When it's too quiet I hear this constant shoooo-eeee-shoooo-eeee-shoooo-eeee. Too much loud rock n' roll, I guess....
  5. There are way too many songs that are ridiculously repetitive as the result of poor or lazy songwriting. Best Of You by the Foo Fighters and New York Groove by Ace Frehley are but two examples. That's what I think it is, too - it's kind of lazy. Work in some different melodies and ways of delivering the line, if it absolutely has to be repeated, or throw some countermelodies overtop.
  6. I was actually thinking about this song, too - but I don't find it repetitive at all, at least not melodically - or maybe you meant I am deviating from the norm...
  7. I don't know why - it sucks - but I find myself growing increasingly irritated by too much repetition in music. It could be my tendency to fixate on repetition. I'm talking about songs that repeat the song title or a key line in the song over and over and over as the song fades out. "Sending out an S.O.S.! Sending out and S.O.S.!..." I dig Daft Punk, but there's that one song that drives me nuts, Lose Yourself to Dance. Whodunnit by Genesis is annoying, too. I recently listened to Mike Rutherford's album Acting Very Strange, and I swear every song on this record does it at the end. At least when Rush does it, they sort of change it up melodically a bit, don't they? "Closer to the Heart"... It's okay if you all think I'm bent out of shape over nothing much - just wondering if anyone else has noticed this, or noticed other repetitive riffs or things that kind of get old fast.
  8. I will be thankful for every good day you have, Lorraine.
  9. Let's call the whole thing off. (Someone had to say it.)
  10. I used to like BTO - particularly this album - but I find the band a bit irritating now. I like the instrumental song, but I can't recall the title. Edit: Free Wheelin'
  11. Except out of all of those, only earth (and dearth) rhyme with "pert". The vowel sound is different in all of them. Yeah, I just meant to demonstrate the variability in pronunciation as a way to suggest why so many people might hear it differently in their own minds. When I was a kid, I assumed his name rhymed with "Heart." At some point in high school, a friend told me it sounded like "Pert." I didn't learn the correct punctuation until later.
  12. Wishing you peace and comfort, Lorraine. (Tulora's a great name!)
  13. Bear. Dear. Dearth. Earth. Heart. Pear. Tear. Tear. Wear. Year. What the ear hears in "ear."
  14. I picked up a case today. I think it's pretty good, and the can has quite a nice design.
  15. toymaker

    GASP!!!

    Just gas with a p at the end. Embarrassing.
  16. According to the Wandering the Face of the Earth book, it was Primus that encouraged Rush to bring back the Hemispheres stuff
  17. It's an interesting question - it does seem to fit with the theme! I'm not sure I've come across anything about that being a consideration when choosing the sets for that tour, but maybe other members have better memories than I do!
  18. So far this is the most helpful reply. Is there any archives of this or was it scrubbed from the internet? Like I said before I’m not well informed on this subject. I thought it was a forum but that archived post said “interactive site” and that description is pretty vague so I really don’t know what it was like. As for the other replies was the fallout really that bad that nobody wants to talk about it? Am I bringing up bad blood with this thread? Why so much interest in ancient history? Just curious, I'm one of those people that looks forward instead of back. And have you tried looking for results on the Wayback Machine site? I think I get the impulse in this case - if anything were archived, it could be interesting to go back and read what people in other forums were talking about when Rush was mid- or middle-late career and fans might have been more apt to talk about and speculate about things. The number of actual new Rush topics on this forum has sort of dwindled and become overshadowed by threads about other bands and things. Don't get me wrong, I love TRF and I think the community here is just about second-to-none. But now that Rush is no more, it sometimes feels like a wake... Fortunately, there is practically an encyclopedia's worth of old threads for members to revisit here! I think you were spot on with this reply. This whole community is awesome, but this forum was already ancient history when I joined so a lot of the really interesting threads are long gone or archived, so the only way to get people to talk about this stuff is to make new threads and garner some more interest. Always good to meet a fellow Rush nerd! Maybe the best way to keep conversations alive here is just to post whatever insights occur to you about songs and things. Sometimes members will say that there's already a thread about this or that, but I don't see the problem with re-starting interesting conversations. And the best conversations, as far as I'm concerned as a fan, are the ones about the music and lyrics!
  19. So far this is the most helpful reply. Is there any archives of this or was it scrubbed from the internet? Like I said before I’m not well informed on this subject. I thought it was a forum but that archived post said “interactive site” and that description is pretty vague so I really don’t know what it was like. As for the other replies was the fallout really that bad that nobody wants to talk about it? Am I bringing up bad blood with this thread? Why so much interest in ancient history? Just curious, I'm one of those people that looks forward instead of back. And have you tried looking for results on the Wayback Machine site? I think I get the impulse in this case - if anything were archived, it could be interesting to go back and read what people in other forums were talking about when Rush was mid- or middle-late career and fans might have been more apt to talk about and speculate about things. The number of actual new Rush topics on this forum has sort of dwindled and become overshadowed by threads about other bands and things. Don't get me wrong, I love TRF and I think the community here is just about second-to-none. But now that Rush is no more, it sometimes feels like a wake... Fortunately, there is practically an encyclopedia's worth of old threads for members to revisit here!
  20. Lorraine, I wish there was something I could do. I hope they are able to sort out the pain and nausea for you soon.
  21. Sorry I missed it - I hope you had a great birthday, and many happy more!
  22. Zumbi, do you have any good local record shops? Are you buying online only because that's the only option?
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