JARG

If you can get this to load, Lorraine, I think you'll find it worthwhile. http://youtu.be/Wea_zXuLcP0

How does he do it? It's not like each of these is doing the same thing. To my ears (and I may be wrong since I am not a musician), it sounds like each one is a different beat. How does he not get confused and lose what sounds like different beats? Practice.

Did he really sing "quiet in conscious"?

Based on your comment about the voice I was ready to cringe, but holy f**k, that guy has amazing pipes. He not only hit the notes (which Geddy can't hit any more), but he's the whole raspy thing going on and his enunciation is excellent. Dear Rush: hire this guy for your live shows!

http://youtu.be/N3D3psoMMNI

"Hello"..."Mornin' 'gov"

What was it about the album that was so disappointing to you? JARG, never mind. I'm listening to Xanadu now and I have my answer.

What was it about the album that was so disappointing to you? Just the change in direction/feel. I eventually grew to be quite fond of the album, but at the time it came out, it seemed shockingly "poppy".

I remember feeling pretty dismayed when Permanent Waves came out.

Pro-tip: if you're going to get Alex to sign your guitar make damn sure he uses the brand new Sharpee you brought along and not some nearly-dead one that someone thrust into his hand...even after applying clear pick guard "tape" over the sig just days after getting the guitar signed, the sig is almost completely faded...of course that'll happen over 20+ years, but I really wish he'd used the Sharpee I tried to hand him.

Jacob's Ladder just kills it for me.

They are not even remotely similar! Oh I'm sorry, were they supposed to be?! Which I didn't do, but go on. Please point out where I've denied their talent. I never said otherwise. Again, I made no comparisons. I said there are female voices better suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G and I was then asked to name some names, which I did. If you don't agree that the women I named are better suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G, that's fine, but I fail to see why you're throwing so much straw into the discussion. I never said I did. I never said they were. My goodness, you must have such interesting conversations in your head! I'm sure you're not alone in that opinion. For goodness sake Segue, stop flying off the handle! Sorry dude, i am having one of those ranty, shouty days where I could probably find only bad things to say about Bruce Springsteen. I get that you really like lady G and that you don't agree there are female singers out there who are better suited to singing jazz standards than she is. And that's pretty much as far as you can go with that: you can simply disagree with my statement.

OK, so she doesn't have the best pipes for this kind of music, but she sure knows how to liven up what could have been an extremely dull video. I disagree. I think her voice is perfect for this. Her work with Tony Bennet sounds authentic, and I could easily mistake this album as a collection of grade A vintage recordings. Only major pop star who rivals her is Beyonce. That's not much of an endorsement. There are certainly female vocalists in the recording industry whose voices are far more suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G. OK, just to expand my musical knowledge, could you drop a few names? I don't mean to engage you or challenge you, I just would like to know so I can listen to them. Diana Krall and Norah Jones come to mind. Oh, ok. Two voices I know and don't particularly like. More to the point, they don't strike me as particularly powerful. I love the way Gaga goes full power on songs like "Cheek to cheek" or "Anything goes", that's where her full-blown voice shines. I could think of Beyonce or some other soul or gospel-influenced artist, but usually "soul" voices don't do much for me. Sorry, I didn't know this was a trick question. So what you wanted me do was to name some female voices who strike you as particularly powerful and whose voices you like more than Lady G. Yeah, I'll pass on that.

They are not even remotely similar! Oh I'm sorry, were they supposed to be?! Which I didn't do, but go on. Please point out where I've denied their talent. I never said otherwise. Again, I made no comparisons. I said there are female voices better suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G and I was then asked to name some names, which I did. If you don't agree that the women I named are better suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G, that's fine, but I fail to see why you're throwing so much straw into the discussion. I never said I did. I never said they were. My goodness, you must have such interesting conversations in your head! I'm sure you're not alone in that opinion.

Totally agree with this. I don't get the love for this song. It's good... decent... nothing special. Kind of trudges along at spots. Does nothing for me really. OK... the solo kicks ass... but that's it. I agree with everything you said, except about the solo. It's kinda "meh" like the rest of the song, imo. Really? As a guitar play I would think you would dig the solo. Only shining moment in the song for me... and I play all the other stuff. The solo has never really done much for me. It's good because it's Alex, but it's not one his better ones, imo.

Rush: Here Again through Working Man FBN: Anthem through Making Memories CoS: Bastille Day through No One at the Bridge 2112: Overture through Lessons AFtK: A Farewell to Kings through Closer to the Heart Hemispheres: All of it PeW: The Spirit of Radio through Freewill Moving Pictures: Tom Sawyer through Limelight Signals: Subdivisions through Digital Man p/g through CA: no good blocks

It's a 4-way tie between RiR, R30, TM and CA as I've never listened to those even once. Hell, I didn't even know there were RiR and R30 live albums (I thought the concert videos were it as far as audio products went).

Totally agree with this. I don't get the love for this song. It's good... decent... nothing special. Kind of trudges along at spots. Does nothing for me really. OK... the solo kicks ass... but that's it. I agree with everything you said, except about the solo. It's kinda "meh" like the rest of the song, imo.

OK, so she doesn't have the best pipes for this kind of music, but she sure knows how to liven up what could have been an extremely dull video. I disagree. I think her voice is perfect for this. Her work with Tony Bennet sounds authentic, and I could easily mistake this album as a collection of grade A vintage recordings. Only major pop star who rivals her is Beyonce. That's not much of an endorsement. There are certainly female vocalists in the recording industry whose voices are far more suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G. OK, just to expand my musical knowledge, could you drop a few names? I don't mean to engage you or challenge you, I just would like to know so I can listen to them. Diana Krall and Norah Jones come to mind.

Between the Wheels

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Excellent direction. I love how you got that one cloud to emote so beautifully. ;)

OK, so she doesn't have the best pipes for this kind of music, but she sure knows how to liven up what could have been an extremely dull video. I disagree. I think her voice is perfect for this. Her work with Tony Bennet sounds authentic, and I could easily mistake this album as a collection of grade A vintage recordings. Only major pop star who rivals her is Beyonce. That's not much of an endorsement. There are certainly female vocalists in the recording industry whose voices are far more suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G. That would be like saying Lady GaGa is like Neil Peart on a jazz kit. As a drummer buddy of mine once said, "Neil swings like a rusty gate".

But if you like female pop singers singing outside their genre, here's another one. http://youtu.be/k_gWVC8mznM

OK, so she doesn't have the best pipes for this kind of music, but she sure knows how to liven up what could have been an extremely dull video. I disagree. I think her voice is perfect for this. Her work with Tony Bennet sounds authentic, and I could easily mistake this album as a collection of grade A vintage recordings. Only major pop star who rivals her is Beyonce. That's not much of an endorsement. There are certainly female vocalists in the recording industry whose voices are far more suited to singing jazz standards than Lady G.