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  1. This is a good question, and I've sat here thinking for 10 minutes and can't come up with anything. I embrace technology and feel in most ways it can benefit you.
  2. QUOTE (USB Connector @ Jul 17 2012, 07:04 PM) I saw Def Leppard yesterday. Setlist spoilers for Poison (minor) and Def Leppard (major) Lita Ford opened for poison: she had her ass to the crowd most of the time trying to be sexy (sorry ma'am, but you have no sex appeal left and I'm glad there were no cameras to do close ups for the projector). Between songs she kept bringing up how her new album was available. She didn't seem interested at all. It was painful to watch and painful to listen to. I had already made my round at the merch booth so I had nothing to do but sit through it. Poison opened for Def Leppard: I don't like their songs for the most part, but I was looking forward to their last few songs on the set (unskinny bop and talk dirty to me). Bret Michaels caught me off guard. He packed a ton of energy and despite the fact that most of the music isn't exactly my cup of tea I was very much engaged and enjoyed it. Every rose has it's thorn was particularly amazing to hear live (I hadn't heard it before). The drum and guitar solos were quite impressive. I wasn't phased so much by the drumming after having seen Neil Peart's solos but I must give Poison the benefit considering Neil's amazing skill. I went in with low expectations, wound up loving it despite the crap lighting and no cameras for the projector. I was very happy. Def Leppard: They opened with Undefeated, a song I found mediocre by studio recording, but DAMN they had style while performing it. It sounded much better live. They moved into Rocket, amazing, especially during the chorus. They keep that up during Let it Go. On comes Foolin' when suddlenly, Joe Elliot's voice dies during the chorus. Instant state of WTF. It was like the vocal track just died on the part of the song everyone wanted to hear during the song everyone wanted to hear. I didn't expect him to hit the notes, but I expected to hear the words "Is anybody out there" at a higher pitch than the chorus. Nothing came from the speakers, meanwhile on the projector you can see him forcing pretty hard with no results. It was sad to watch. Every time he had to hit a high note this happened, which completely ruined Animal, Love Bites, Hysteria, Bringin' on the Heartbreak and Armageddon it. After that he drank something and he nailed Photograph, Pour some sugar on me and Rock of Ages, but I don't think it was enough to save the concert, especially for how long they took to start the encore. On the plus side, everything else was spot on. There was an acoustic section where every band member sat with a guitar on a box to do an acoustic medley. Thirty seconds after everyone sat down Rick Allen came on with a shaker. One of the guitarists got up and gave him his spot next to Eliot. It was a beautiful moment on stage which had some very beautiful arrangements. I loved the acoustic section. Despite how Def Leppard exceeded my expectations of the concert going in, Elliot's shotty voice ruined almost half the setlist (all of which were the band's signature songs). The concert was good, but I left disappointed because my favorite songs were missing a vocal track and only had a picture of a struggling man on stage as compensation. I've seen them a few times and once from the front row, "in the round". Always amazing concerts. They are as Pro of a band as you'll find anywhere. Shame you had to see a show where Joe lost his voice, at least you know the vocals were real... Their live mix is always killer and they can all really play their parts. Total pros. Thanks for the review!
  3. I've been vice president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for the past 3 years here in my city. We are one of the largest charitable organizations in the country and have 1000's of clubs (aeries). Here is a list of clubs in IA. See if there is one in your city. http://foeiowa.com/locate_an_aerie_.htm Full US website http://foe.com/index.aspx Hit me up for more info if interested.
  4. A few of you saw my post, 4 pages back, and thanks. The guitars are to f*cking loud, thick and effected on this record. They cover up everything, and this, and only this, is why the drums and vocals don't sound as up front as they should. Period. Nothing can sound good with all that noise going on. Turning up the drum tracks only makes the drums sound worse. Trust me, those DW's sound great, but you can't hear them through all the guitar noise. Alex likes 30 tracks of guitars, and most of them seem to make it onto the final mix. If Alex says, "I want all those tracks", they make it onto the mix. Alex mixed those live albums that sound like complete crap, remember. Granted, those were just single track guitars, but he can't mix and doesn't seem to understand, less is more. This album isn't brick walled, mixed poorly, or anything like that. There's just too much going on, and it's mostly guitars. I love this album, love it! But you cannot turn it up without it sounding harsh. Can't blame that entirely on the engineer or producer. The band has the final say, and I guarantee it didn't get printed unless they ( Alex) was happy with it. f***ing guitar players...more me! Just accept the record for what it is...a great record. Listen and enjoy the songs, just don't turn it up too loud. A great record could be recorded on a cell phone and still be great.
  5. Has it ever occurred to anyone that it might not be the fault of the producer or engineer for whatever you feel is wrong with this record? Could it be the band? Nah, no way. What could possibly be wrong with layering 30 guitar tracks per song, with bass, drums, synths, effects and vocals? That's gotta sound great, all those guitar tracks competing for space with all the other single tracked instruments...right? No, not right. The "producer" obviously has a major input on the direction, sound and structure of the songs, but he doesn't have the final say. Ultimately the band determines how much content each song gets, i.e; number of tracks. The "engineer" only records and (sometimes) mixes what the band plays. If Alex wants 30 guitar tracks, the engineer records them, period. They may not use all those tracks, but that's up to the producer, then the band. I guess what I'm saying is, this record is thick with tracks. There is a shit load of sound competing for space. When you have all those layers, things get noisy. I feel this record has so much guitar on it, it covers up everything. This is not necessarily the fault of the producer or engineer. If the band wants all those layers, they get it.
  6. Been a huge fan for years. She's a great artist and her band is bad ass! You see her a lot with a guitar lately, but she's really a Hammond Organ player.
  7. Nice work! I enjoyed the whole read.
  8. Come on...seriously!? Why on earth would you start a thread like this? It's just lame and uncalled for. Just an observation, but from what I've seen of your posts on this forum so far, they are mostly like this. Get real and be constructive with your posts.
  9. There's a thread on this already. http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?showtopic=75340 This threads topic is misleading. Just sayin'.
  10. Gonna move this thread. We have an original music forum here. Btw, I like BUG.
  11. Why do any of you think that the string section will up-stage the band? They will Not be in front of, or block the view of the band. Come on, get real and use some common sense. Sorry, I just don't understand why anyone would think the strings would be up stage of the band. Also don't understand the complaints about bringing the strings on tour. They're on the record and part of the songs.
  12. QUOTE (Just an Escape Artist @ Jun 25 2012, 03:53 PM) I just don't see Rush bringing a string orchestra of any kind. They will use programing and keys like they always do. If I am wrong I will be as surpised as the rest of you. I just see anyone other than Rush palying at a Rush show. They've already announced they are bringing a string section. It's a done deal.
  13. On top of the giant clock that will be the main set piece for this tour.
  14. QUOTE (FOH Lights @ Jun 25 2012, 11:00 AM) You guys should relax. Rush knows what their fans like (and don't like) and this show will be spectacular. Don't kill your pre-concert buzz over a non-issue. exactly! I'm sure they will be used only when needed. Don't worry, the concert will rock!
  15. I've probably listened to the full record at least 30 times now, and just can't get enough. With every listen it still gets better and I absolutely love it. Haven't been skipping any songs, they are all golden in my mind and the order is perfect. My band had an out of town gig over the weekend and I put in the CD when we departed and it never left the player the entire trip. My bass player summed it up pretty well and declared the album "Riff-Topia", which we all agreed. I love this album and couldn't be more pleased with it. There are hints of some many previous years within the songs. Can't wait to hear it live!
  16. Well I hoped this thread would be put to rest, but it lives on and has become unconstructive. This is an public forum of course, but if everyone can't respect the "opinions" of others without bashing them, then it becomes counter productive with no resolution. People are entitled to their opinions and should be able to voice them freely, without being slammed. They are f*cking opinions, not facts. Opinions can be proven wrong with Facts, not name calling. If this bothers everyone so much, then spend your time doing research to prove them wrong. That's being Constructive. Thread CLOSED!
  17. I was a big DT and Portnoy fan years ago and when they replaced him I checked out Mangini, and thought he was amazing. Much more "musical" of a drummer for sure, but probably doesn't have all the chops Portnoy has. Being able to play all that stuff is fine and all, but it should be musical, and Portnoy isn't very musical, Mangini is. Now Gavin Harrison is a guy with serious chops, and is a very musical drummer. Love his style. Notes are just notes, and lots of guys can play notes. Very few actually play musically.
  18. Now it's officially listed on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Nice! http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-...s/billboard-200
  19. Hey guys, just listened to all the parts and I was thoroughly entertained and impressed! Interesting topics, good insight and great dialog. Nice work all around. I'll be tuning in again. Thanks!
  20. QUOTE (deslock @ Jun 20 2012, 02:30 PM) However, I'm surprised there isn't a little fill at ~1:03 as that spot seems perfect for one. But the moment of restraint adds to the song's variety. @1:03 is right in the middle of the verse. No fill needed there for sure. As for the 2:41 - 2:46 part, it's perfect as it. The notes you don't play are the most important in music.
  21. QUOTE (fledgehog @ Jun 20 2012, 02:44 PM) you're clearly missing the point of why the beatles are regarded so highly. Sure, they did a lot of amazing, influential stuff musically, but even more important than that is the cultural impact they had. Can you think of musical act, before or after The Beatles, that has ever gotten the public reception that they received when they came to the United States for the first time? When you think about classical albums like Sargent Pepper and Abbey Road in the context of 2012, yeah, they don't seem all that much like breakthroughs (although I still consider Abbey Road to be one of the most musically genius albums ever written). But think about them in the context of the mid to late 1960s...orchestration, composition, and broad form of that caliber had been more or less reserved for orchestral or "classical" composers up to that point, not mainstream rock bands. Each album (perhaps there is some redundancy in the first four, and maybe not Let It Be either), had a significant impact on music and musical culture when it came out. Think of what it must have been like hearing Sgt. pepper's for the first time in 1967 -- unifying composition, brilliant songwriting, a full orchestra, and PRISTINE sound quality (even pre-remasters). THAT is why The Beatles are held in such high regard. It's not because their music is the end-all-be-all of music, or that they have set some sort of musical standard, but because they are such an icon of 20th century culture. It's like saying Lincoln or FDR, for example, is an overrated president. You may not agree with their political views or their actions, but you can't deny that they had a huge impact on our country's culture. This is a Very Accurate post!
  22. Usher is RUSH fan !! He told me back in the day in St. Louis.
  23. QUOTE (Ovningskora @ Jun 20 2012, 10:15 AM) QUOTE (launchpad67a @ Jun 20 2012, 07:53 AM) Okay, you got me. Who the hell is Bart C? A google search pulls nothing music related for Bart C. Hell, my band isn't famous but we're number one on a google search. Was Bart C the 6th Beatle? Who is The fifth? Jeff Lyne? His name was abbreviated for google search purposes. Bartolomeo Cristofori. He invented the piano. We don't know a thing about him, but a band that had influence during the 60s 70s and a little bit today... Even if you're not a fan - here's what John Lennon did at a bar once! Pete Best - the 5th Beatle. (or George Martin makes more sense)
  24. Too bad it's Not actually on the 200 chart. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-...s/billboard-200
  25. Okay, you got me. Who the hell is Bart C? A google search pulls nothing music related for Bart C. Hell, my band isn't famous but we're number one on a google search. Was Bart C the 6th Beatle?
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