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Got to pick EVH here but Lukather would win against a lot of players.

33 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said:

That's not a headlining show though. They are opening for Halsey on those shows in May. They're probably trying to play in front of a younger demographic since most rock fans in the US are like 40 and up now. Their audience in the US is a little bit older for the most part.

Ahh crap, missed that on that tour dates list. The Palladium in NYC is a pretty good gig,, 2150 seats, might try to go to that.

On 3/12/2025 at 1:45 PM, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

Here's our current server configuration.

 

27 minutes ago, Spam Alot said:

and of historical significance, Bohemian Rhapsody was allegedly recorded on it. Rumor has it that it was built by Brian May and his father in their garage.,

International Business Machines  ~or~ Invented by Brian May. You decide...

Any acronym with BM in it means Brian May. IBM, like you illustrated. People think BMI means Body Mass Index. Nope, it's Brian May Index, and it measures how much Brain May is needed for peak physical health Look it up. Need a new luxury car? A vehicle by Brian May Wheelworks will give you instant business world status. Yes, IBM invented the wheel.

5 hours ago, J2112YYZ said:

US tour dates for July announced 

https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-warning-announces-summer-2025-u-s-headline-tour

That amphitheatre in Dallas is pretty big, would be nice to see them start selling out the bigger arenas in the States.

Even though Iron Man is a pioneering metal song, The Trooper is more fun to listen to.

Last Baron. That manic instrumental break in the middle seals it for me.

15 hours ago, J2112YYZ said:

They had to cancel the last two shows of their South American tour and fly back home due to whatever the health issue is that one of them is dealing with. Supposedly it's Ale who's sick according to some things that have been seen/heard. The good news is that whoever is sick is well enough to fly home. Chile to Monterey isn't a short trip either.

Well enough to fly home, but more telling IMO, sick enough to cancel not one but two two shows. I imagine it's a big decision to cancel a headlining gig, especially in places you've never played before, disappointing a crowd that's been waiting to see you (unless you're Axl Rose and don't give a shit).

13 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said:

They are in South America right now. They played their first shows ever in Brazil opening for The Offspring. Now they're finishing up with some headlining shows. As always, the crowds in Argentina are something else.

I saw clips from one of the Brazil shows. They drew the daytime slot and there wasn't a huge crowd there for them. Those Argentina shows look much better.

1 hour ago, Principled Man said:

Sorry, Alex, but I can’t get into your band.  The music does nothing for me.  Your singer’s frequent whisper-talk vocals are irritating.  
 

 

 

I didn't mind the whisper-singing at the beginning of the song, but I kinda wanted to hear her start belting it a bit as the song went on. That's my only complaint.

I like it, it's melodically interesting, and Alex sounds like Alex.

This is one of the new songs mentioned in the interview. I like this one.

1 hour ago, Entre_Perpetuo said:

Howe is more of a mad scientist, but ironically this is why Fripp has done and can do more than Howe, who’s playing never really developed after 1972.

That's a good point about Howe, he's pretty much the same player now as he was in 1972, whereas Fripp has several different versions of himself. I like Howe better, and he has the skills to pull off very difficult guitar parts, but is Fripp better? Need to think about this one.

25 minutes ago, grep said:

Hmmm.   One doesn't have to think too hard to come up with a name that could have been the first to ask.

 

It would be a dream come true to play theaters and arenas with Geddy and Alex.

I see what you did there. I didn't know you were such a Meg White fan.

6 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said:

This guy's reactions to The Warning seem to be getting a lot of love in the fan community. I haven't watched any of them since music reactions almost always annoy me 😄

I avoid most reaction videos as well, the only ones I tend to watch are by musicians and music teachers. This guy is a vocal coach so his comments on Pau's singing while drumming are interesting.

“After Neil passed, it didn’t take more than a few minutes before we started getting e-mails from all kinds of drummers who wanted to audition for the band..."

I'm going to assume Alex didn't mean "a few minutes" literally. But still, point taken. if you're a pro drummer and a big Rush fan, actually landing that gig would be beyond a dream come true, but give the guys some time to collect themselves and actually announce plans to move forward before spamming their inboxes.

13 hours ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

I saw him 5-6 years ago, he's lost nothing over the years.

6 minutes ago, HemiBeers said:

he looked so frail you thought they would need to wheel him out in a wheelchair. The other 2 guys looked young enough to be his grandkids.

Exactly, he just turned 80 a few days ago, and he looks it. Then you hear him play and he sounds as young as his bandmates. You watch him in interviews and he's still sharp as a tack.

On 3/11/2025 at 3:46 PM, Segue Myles said:

He's struggled with fame, alcoholism, and even has a strong dislike of metal. I feel something has happened BTS and the band had to move forwards. The writing has been on the wall for a long while now, if you chose to notice.

 

I wish him the best.

23 minutes ago, treeduck said:

A strong dislike of metal? So he joins a metal band! 

I think Brent is more into the proggy side of the band, like on Blood Mountain and Crack The Skye. They started to stray away from that on subsequent albums. They started doing shorter songs, started writing songs with hooks, and had Brann singing more lead as his voice lent itself to more melodic singing. I think Brent missed the old days of Mastodon. I do too.

There's not a lot there as far as why Brent left. Creative differences?

5 hours ago, HemiBeers said:

 

Just disconnect that one blue cable. Op! not that one; the one on the left. Op! try the yellow cable.

Dang. Shoulda called you a month ago when this shit started going south on us. But we did get it eventually -- this board have never run this good.

22 hours ago, HemiBeers said:

gotta go trower. saw him a few years ago and still wailing at his age.

I saw him 5-6 years ago, he's lost nothing over the years.

13 hours ago, jacobsbladder said:

thank you!!!

 

Seems like it's always something with them dang computers in them dang hallowed halls. 

Here's our current server configuration.

42 minutes ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said:

 

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm betting the band was giving the situation every chance to work itself out.

 

In the meantime, Uncle Ben looks right at home here.

 

 

1 minute ago, Segue Myles said:

And just like that, I have the urge to replay Blood Mountain!

That and Crack The Skye can be put on repeat for days.

20 hours ago, Segue Myles said:

He's struggled with fame, alcoholism, and even has a strong dislike of metal. I feel something has happened BTS and the band had to move forwards. The writing has been on the wall for a long while now, if you chose to notice.

 

I wish him the best.

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm betting the band was giving the situation every chance to work itself out.

In the meantime, Uncle Ben looks right at home here.

9 hours ago, Fredred said:

Edit: I can't get my pictures and vids to work. I use windows 11, and my pics are on onedrive. How do I transfer them? Thanks.

We don't use the upload function here. If you have the photos online you can link to them.

You can use an image hosting service like https://imgbb.com/ I've used that one for years, it's easy and free.