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Personally I like the idea of having an instrumental piece inside of a long song. I love when you can hear the setting of the music change from the chorus/vocal section into a long instrumental break. You either settle in to something warm and deep, or strap yourself down for something kick ass and filled with adrenaline surge. Coming out of that into Geddy's vocal again all charged up and smoked... nothing better.

QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Nov 26 2011, 09:58 AM) EVH = amazing guitarist. Cmon. And if you were around for VHs ascendancy.. you know what a HUGE infuence he was. Game changer. IMO. ^^ Remember hearing VH1 for the first time? Jaws were on the ground. The man changed how guitarists approach their instrument, and I think Alex can be included in that group. Good musicians feed off what others do. Don't pretend Alex didn't draw from what Eddie brought to the table. Listen to the guitar solo in YYZ. What is that a bad thing that people feel they need to discredit? We all know Alex is amazing, and that he influenced (and continues to influence) generations of accomplished musicians in his own way. Eddie has in his own way as well. It's all good.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Nov 25 2011, 10:38 AM) QUOTE (Pags @ Nov 25 2011, 08:33 AM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Nov 25 2011, 10:30 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Nov 25 2011, 08:16 AM) QUOTE (jnoble @ Nov 24 2011, 11:49 AM) I've always liked Half the World even if it wasn't the hit song the band seemed to think it should've been. I chuckle at what the RUSH boys think will be a hit. They thought "Countdown" - a plodding, synth-driven song about the space shuttle - would be a hit, too! Gotta love 'em! The main difference being that Countdown is actually a great song, great enough to be a massive hit, but sometimes the general public is pretty immune to quality. Half the World never stood a change - it's ok, but it's repetitive as f*ck. Like a lot of songs on T4E, the concepts Neil is trying to convey in the lyrics are admirable, but the execution just comes off as clunky or awkward, and in some songs just downright embarrassing. What's your definition of a massive hit? I remember when Half The World drove me crazy because every time I turned the radio on, it was playing. Same thing happened with Cold Fire. Both songs were actually over-played, imo. This was in the New York area. I don't know about anywhere else. I might have heard Cold Fire on the radio once. The only song I really remember being played at all was the title track. Really, my main memory of that album was wondering if they could pull off another Counterparts and continue the upward swing they achieved after the disappointing Presto and RTB. Turns out they couldn't. I listened a few times and was unmoved. Every once in a while I'll give it another try, but my opinion remains unchanged. I don't know why these two songs were so popular around the NY area. Songs like Stick it Out and Test for Echo also got a fair amount of radio play, but nothing off the cliff, and nowhere near the amount of air time Cold Fire or Half the World got. I clearly remember being sick of hearing both of them because they were always on (during their respective release dates).

The funniest part is, most of these 'deals' that people will hurt each other over trying to get first aren't really deals at all. Many of these items are the same prices as they were two weeks ago before they were marked up 40% then slapped with a Black-Friday sale sticker for the same price it was in early November.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Nov 25 2011, 10:30 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Nov 25 2011, 08:16 AM) QUOTE (jnoble @ Nov 24 2011, 11:49 AM) I've always liked Half the World even if it wasn't the hit song the band seemed to think it should've been. I chuckle at what the RUSH boys think will be a hit. They thought "Countdown" - a plodding, synth-driven song about the space shuttle - would be a hit, too! Gotta love 'em! The main difference being that Countdown is actually a great song, great enough to be a massive hit, but sometimes the general public is pretty immune to quality. Half the World never stood a change - it's ok, but it's repetitive as f*ck. Like a lot of songs on T4E, the concepts Neil is trying to convey in the lyrics are admirable, but the execution just comes off as clunky or awkward, and in some songs just downright embarrassing. What's your definition of a massive hit? I remember when Half The World drove me crazy because every time I turned the radio on, it was playing. Same thing happened with Cold Fire. Both songs were actually over-played, imo. This was in the New York area. I don't know about anywhere else.

I think the OP's assumption that T4E is one of the band's worst albums is what I want to comment on the most. I can understand the opinion or perception that T4E is a failure to most, but I think the OP (and many others) would be surprised at how many of us love this album. For me, T4E is not a failure. Rather it's one of Rush's more obscure albums like COS was, and kicks ass. It wasn't created to be as mainstream sounding as Counterparts was (my opinion). So it's not an easy album for the masses to accept, whether it be musically or lyrically. But there are a core bunch who were able to latch onto it, and find it awesome. I think the lyrics are killer! Check out the lyrics to the title track, Driven, Half the World, Time and Motion, Totem, Resist, and Carve Away the Stone. They are stellar. And while I agree the lyrics to Dog Years are a challenge to like, the line "I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos, or a span of geological time" is genius. Ask anyone above the age of 38 how that one line alone resonates with us. The message of that song is how fast time goes by. You blink your eyes and it's like 7 years went by. It's true. Musically, the overall sound of the album is somewhat dark, eerie, and cold. Some people can match albums to seasons, and this is a late Fall/early Winter album. The kind of days that leave a chill down your spine where you can't warm up or stay dry in the cold rain. That's T4E to me. There's not a lot of warmth or comfort in this album. But it's still awesome to me. The idea that Neil kind of ignored the lyrical side of things when putting together T4E is something I can't agree with. He had a lot to say on the album, and said it well.

For a friend, eh?

Big day!! Enjoy your 21st. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday. Enjoy it!

Major snow storm canceled Halloween here. So they rescheduled it to tonight. Happy HallowNovember4th!

QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Nov 4 2011, 07:38 PM) Watching my son get inducted into the honor society today at school, and seeing him interact with his friends. He's got a great group of buddies, and I'm so proud of him, and of his friends. Kerry and me http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/RushBabe/Kerry/mandk-1.jpg GG that's awesome! Congrats to Kerry. So much to be proud of, I love it!

With the delayed openings at school today, the drop off time for my lil one was also pushed back. She's on 1/2 day Kindergarten, so naturally I thought her drop off time would be 2 hours later than normal. Well, that wasn't the case. I thought I had enough time to grab a quick shower and shave the scalp before she got home. I was wrong. I just got my head full of shaving cream when... DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG SHIT! So I grabbed the towel and sprinted down the stairs. Sure enough. There's the lil one at the door with the school bus waiting on the street to make sure she got inside okay. I was able to at least hide behind the door enough so I wouldn't be caught in just a towel. But, as I'm leaning my head out the door and waving to the bus driver I remembered I had a head full of shaving cream. The look I got was classic. What's funnier, was Ava - who points at my head and starts laughing. **yeah, yeah kid... get inside!** Oh well... now she's got something to laugh about when she gets back to the transportation dept.

Congrats!

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Doesn't anybody give a shit about Lawrence of Arabia? Cause, you know, he's an English guy. He came to fight the Turkish.

Happy Birthday! Enjoy it!

Hey yeah... I think I heard of that guy. VOOOOOOLAAAAARE!

QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Oct 30 2011, 08:12 PM)I went to a party last night as the Rush starman... My wife wasn't happy with my choice in costume, but all the other women there loved it. Actually a little too much

KILLER song!! One of the best from an incredible album. My favorite thing about this song are Neil's fills during the 1st and 2nd verse. His fills are really high on the toms when describing the girl during the 1st verse, coinciding with the daintiness of the girl. Then low and hard on the toms during the 2nd verse... tough and strong like the boy. Brilliance. That's all I can say. Sheer, unadulterated brilliance!!

Just beautiful.

QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Oct 27 2011, 02:25 PM) QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Oct 27 2011, 01:13 PM) QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Oct 27 2011, 01:30 PM) QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Oct 27 2011, 11:33 AM) She was let go today. Oh man. That's horrible. Please tell me that she is getting an attorney. she's working on it, yes. As for me... it's time to start filling out the job applications. I'm really sorry Phil. I hope things turn out OK in the end. Me too, man. Me too.

QUOTE (PhilCastro @ Oct 27 2011, 12:33 PM) She was let go today. aw no. I'm really sorry about this.