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That's certainly a valid question. The Les Pauls are likely new and part of his line with Gibson. The white ES355 he's had since the mid 70s but I'm not sure if it's the original. He had a tobacco ES355 waaaaay back in the day, but I'm not sure if that's the original. I think the double neck is new and modeled like his one from the 70s. The other guitars are new...I don't remember him ever playing a Telecaster in the 70s. Vintage instruments definately have a 'cool' retro factor. But I think they're probably more finicky for serious road use 30-40 years later. the 355 is THE 355, not a reissue, so is the '68 355 from the encore. You think Jimmy Page's no1 lester is "finicky"? Nope...Well maintained guitars get better with age for the most part.

everyone here feels the same way....

Well a straight flac rip from a master. A flac rip from a cd is going to sound exactly the same. Let's make sure the demarcation is clear. Ok...you go ahead and do that.

Not really news telling people that a flac sounds better than a CD. The vinyl still sounds better than flac anyways...but I'm glad you care OP.

C u next Tuesday...led Rush

LedRush...you too should learn how to read, you silly c***.

No, it's not...you should learn how to read.

Wow...of all the stupid things I've read on this forum, this one takes the cake. It's so awful I can't tell if it is intended to be funny or just asinine. " duuhh I played du drums once, I know about dem"... Jeesus titty f-ing Christ. I'd love to see what the dingleberries who talk shit would say if they ran into Pratt in public. " oh, Hi...Hi GOD of all things drum and drumming. I love your music- but I am an ass clown coward and talk shit about you online, on a f-o-r-u-m, mostly because I have no life, friends or talent..but I love your music."

Not the heaviest, fastest or hardest. Just the most powerful: it make you air guitar, air drum (and even air violin) and/or tear up. Class dismissed.

Anything between 1974 and 2012 I'd say. By-Tor is pretty heavy.

So mine just came and it's pretty darn amazing. I have all the others- 2112, MP, FBN, AFTK...and they are also cool. The thing that is the most appealing is the 5.1 Master Audio mixes of the blu ray discs. Many sound like a completely different mix of the orignal, Ged's voice in particular sounds quite different. You can select the PCM audio option, and it sounds the same as you already know it, just better quality. But the Master Audio versions are really cool- it's almost like a "new" Rush album. The Signals one is just stellar, especially for those who have a solid system to play music through. Losing It and Countdown are mind-blowing. The Countdown mix startled me at first, helicopters and space shuttles all over the place. Losing It has a TON of layered acoustic guitar parts that really stand out. For you youngins- music is really not best played on your phone through earbuds or in you car. MP3 and other ripped music sounds like dogshit. Sorry, just stating the facts. Anyone with a 5.1 (or higher) system who has not yet checked the Blu Ray audio discs owes it to their unnier Rush fan to snag them, especially the Signlas copy! My dog Zoso does not however like the 5.1 mixes, she barks at them as if all the little keyboard or other FX that are nuanced here and there are people knocking at our door.

Akron civic eh? how about 1977 cleveland public hall on the KINGS tour?

the outro riff on countdown is one of my top 5 Lerxt moments...so to speak.

To me, that song is way too dated, and I'm pretty sure I remember reading a comment from one of the guys that the band felt the same way. I'm really glad they didn't play it. Wow, that's about the silliest thing i've ever heard. awesome song, played WAAAYYYYY too little. i'd take that number over about 80% of the first set.

that's "annoyed" dumbass... what is so hard for people to comprehend? bashing Rush is lame. many tools do it, easy from behind the computer. i'd LOVE to see some of the haters say one negative thing to any of their faces. pussies... Thanks for proving my point. I never even said anything negative about Rush, just you...dumbass wow..."burn"

Can't stand Xanadu. My favorite Rush era is Vapor Trails onward. Everything before VT is despicable imo. it's good thing Rush won't make it to Rio on this tour then... you'd hate the show.

that's "annoyed" dumbass... what is so hard for people to comprehend? bashing Rush is lame. many tools do it, easy from behind the computer. i'd LOVE to see some of the haters say one negative thing to any of their faces. pussies...

That would be my take as well. Great music, with a well-intended, but somewhat sophomoric lyrics. Classic RUSH! The lyrics are just a paraphrasing of Kublai Khan by Coleridge. and you could do better i'm guessing? Not at all. I was just challenging the idea of the lyrics being sophomoric. I'm guessing you are spoiling for a fight. You wanna go? no way man, you'd drop kick a brotha...or at least think in your deluted mind that you did/could.

That would be my take as well. Great music, with a well-intended, but somewhat sophomoric lyrics. Classic RUSH! The lyrics are just a paraphrasing of Kublai Khan by Coleridge. and you could do better i'm guessing?

Yes exactly. It's sympathy pains. Some people can't seem to understand that. Maybe it's just me, but would you ever come onto a forum with only twelve posts to your credit and admonish everyone? sorry- I do things besides sit in front of a computer all day, or I'd have more posts I guess me dear. You mean you actually work for a living? Why, is it a rarity in the U.S. these days. He's Canadian so he's either a lumberjack or a Mountie. Like you're a member of Monty Python? No, but I work all night and I work all day. Ok? thread OP politely asked for haters to go away Anthony. since you are the VP of the pratt haters club, please oblige.

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Whose sock puppet are you? Either way I don't need some clown on the Internet telling me what I can think, write or say. How about you go back to World Of Dungeons in your sordid little grief hole and let the adults discuss big boy things? sock puppet? no... human? empathetic? gigantic rush fan? yup. love those guys, have for 40 years or so. don't like or understand why people on a rush forum need to validate their lack of ability to show respect to those who deserve it- meaning al, pratt and ged?- christ there are enough people who don;t liek thier music who talk shit. and i started the thread Anthony, so i will feel free to discuss it. why do you have a negative attitude towards Rush anyways? and why are you on a Rush forum since you don't seem to like them?

The fanboi is strong in this one. and you still suck at guitar jarg-y

Yes exactly. It's sympathy pains. Some people can't seem to understand that. Maybe it's just me, but would you ever come onto a forum with only twelve posts to your credit and admonish everyone? sorry- I do things besides sit in front of a computer all day, or I'd have more posts I guess me dear.

I love (I really mean loathe) seeing people who complain about Lerxt's playing on this tour..."oh alex that one note was so bad"...you know who you are. the poor guy is suffering from arthritis, but still chose to do a tour for the fans. imagine doing something you love for your whole life and then being in agonizing pain doing it...at least in his case he is a champ/man enough to gut it out. the DB's who complain about him missing notes probably have no idea what it's like trying to get through something like that. so please stop complaining about him. and for Christ's sake- neil is the greatest guy in the world, playing in pain- again, imagine something you love to do causing you great physical pain- and folks still talk sh*t about him. you don't have to be a fanboi...but you also don't have to be a hater. if you need to hear perfect renditions of every song, maybe live shows (or periscope threads) are not your cup of tea. it's a live performance, not a studio session. and none of you haters are exactly music critics anyways...jeesus titty f-ing Christ. best band ever, on their way out, giving %100 for us, and people still bitch.