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    Vapor Trails can finally claim it's top 5 Rush album spot

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    Crackling is gone, which was the big issue for me but you can also hear a lot of notes u couldnt hear before- from all 3. Alex''s guitar layers / Neil's hi hat& cymbals, Geddy's bass all sound so much more clear and defined. I didn't like Rich chiky's remixes on the Retrospective 3 release as the crackling was still there and he toned down Alex's guitar and boosted drum& bass which gave the songs a different character than the original hard and heavy ones. This really does sound like VT was intended to sound from the get go, a really hard rocking guitar driven record with no f***ing distortion and crackling

    Really, better than the R3 remixes? Are you trying to get me excited? Can't wait to hear more feedback on this. Maybe this is why Chycki's VT remix work was shelved- so it wouldn't compete with the iTunes VT remaster.

    It could be that, or because they realized those remixes suck. (my opinion)

    Rush - Mega Medley Project I... The Movie

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    In order to download from that link I need Quicktime Pro. It wants me to pay for Quicktime Pro. Not going to happen.

    That baffles the hell out of me. I don't have Quicktime Pro and it's letting me save the file in Google Chrome, and Firefox. In fact, Firefox immediately puts up a option box asking if I want to save the file first before playing it. Damn...

     

    It's time to pull in the Gurus. @1-0-0-1-0-0-1? @USB Connector? @barney_rebel? @launchpad67a? Anyone? :huh:

    Rush - Mega Medley Project I... The Movie

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    How can I downlaod that?

    Sorry, putting the link in as 'media' doesn't allow for download. Here is the link... if you copy and paste it into your browser's address bar, it should let you save the file. Let me know if that worked.

     

    www.trfmusicians.com/audio/pags/pags_rush_medley.mp3

    Is TRF A "Rush" Forum Anymore?

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    I'm amazed anyone knows who I am anymore. Thanks Nate! Nate's 2.5 years to my 8.5... I'm ancient!! :codger:

     

    8.5 years at an internet site is like being a tortoise from Galapagos, or a span of geological time. :laughing guy:

     

    To sum up all my arguments and convos in the Rush part of the forum:

    • Old Rush good, New Rush... JUST AS GOOD.
    • Vapor Trails is a stellar album, but it needs to be remastered (NOT REMIXED).
    • Yes, I like Heresy.
    • I don't care about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but I'm happy for them if they are happy. It's more fun to be celebrated than overlooked, I guess.
    • I don't care about being friends with anyone in the band. I like them for the job they do, and have no illusions that my fate to have them over to my house for a BBQ is the way it's supposed to be. However...
    • I won a staring contest with Neil. (I really did)
    • I hate seeing the set list before I see the show (I'm in 'that' camp)
    • I think John Rutsey rocks.
    • It's like a cheese grater on my ass when I see it referred to as "Spirit of the Radio".
    • I don't care if Geddy never brings back the Ric. But he better not ever pick up the Steinberger again.
    • I always wanted to know who Alex was saying "STOP! PLEASE, STOP!" to, and why.
    • I don't like to listen to the recent live CD's, because I don't think the vocals sound that good. But to see a live show, or watch a recent DVD is entirely another matter. The combo of sight with sound makes all the difference. It's killer.
    • I'm happy I was able to find a technological home for my jacket... TRF.
    • The last two albums I got into by the band are Grace Under Pressure and Caress of Steel. For years, I hated them. But then it finally clicked and now I think they each contain some of the band's best work. But I find genius in every album. (See New Rush... JUST AS GOOD)

    AND

    • If anyone ever asked what my favorite self-started topic was, it would be The Sounds in the Songs.

    All that took 8 and a half years. Sheesh!

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    The Fountain of Lamneth (edit) / Here Again Video

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    Here is an excerpt (2nd single) from the Mega Medley Project I. The Fountain of Lamneth (edit) / Here Again Video. It takes segments ofThe Fountain of Lamneth from the group's 3rd studio album Caress of Steel, and goes into Here Again from the debut RUSH album. It also features FoxxiStarr's killer Alex montage. :cool:

     

    Link to full medley at end of video. I encourage and appreciate your comments.

     

    http://youtu.be/FHMNo6SoX94

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    Tom Sawyer video (studio version with S&A Live's South Park intro

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    http://youtu.be/mf-0hW0yy8I

     

     

    YouTube Description: This is the studio version of Tom Sawyer from the Moving Pictures album, mixed with the South Park Intro from the Snakes and Arrows Live DVD. The music mix is accompanied by a video containing images relevant to the song and the Moving Pictures album, as well as assorted video clips.

     

     

    I hope you check it out and enjoy. Comments would be awesome.

     

    :rush: :Alex: :Neil: :geddy: :rush:

    Rush - Mega Medley Project I... The Movie

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    Alone from your "reviews are in" I can hear that you did an amazing job on (and put a lot of painstaking love into) this thing. Too bad it's been ripped away from the web before I could watch it.

    Hi GLS,

     

    Thanks for the kind word. I'm troubled by what you had said about the video not being available. I can still see it fine, but now wonder if I'm the only one who can? I have the video in my sig, let me know if you can view it. Are you in the United States? Perhaps this is a visibility issue based upon the country you're in? Not sure. I hope you can see it. :(

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    Let Me Beat A Dead Horse(Vapor Trails)

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    It's not gonna happen at this point. The remixes on the Retro 3 cd are as close as we will get.

    ...and they both suck. If that is what we'd have to look forward to on a VT re-release I'd rather the idea be shelved.

     

    And thrown out

     

     

    And put into a trash compactor.

     

     

    Then incinerated.

    Rush - Mega Medley Project I... The Movie

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    Cool video, very nicely put together ! What program were you using - I think someone else asked but did not see reply. Just curious. Thanks. :D

     

    Thanks! I see you're new to TRF so welcome here. I've recevied some really nice comments both here and on YouTube and each one of them is highly appreciated. The audio mix was done several years ago using a very old version of Adobe Premiere. I made it using lossless .wav files so the sound quality would not be reduced. The audio mixing tools on Premiere allowed for three levels of audio tracks to be overlapped which I utilized often during song transitions. Sometimes there is a lot going on at the same time to help make the switch between songs somehow flow. It took several iterations (train wrecks) and many times walking away from it for a while until an idea that made sense would finally hit me. There was more I wanted to do with it, but I litererally ran out of time. The mix is 78 minutes long and a CD can't hold more than 80 minutes. I think that limitation is a good thing or I'd probably still be working on it and building it into an even more massive monster than it already is. :wacko:

     

    The video is a slide show on steroids using nothing more than Windows Movie Maker. It's made using a collection pics from the web, several screen snaps I made myself from various videos (so you won't see them anywhere else), and video clips either saved from YouTube or ripped from my Rush DVDs. The audio file was dropped into the Movie Maker program, and each slide was added in linear style from 00:00 to 1:18:18.

     

    The .mp4 file is a little more than 2.2GB. I haven't tried burning it to a DVD yet, but I really should. Then I can hand copies out to my fellow TRF Rush heads at the next Rush show (if I'm lucky enough to attend one). :LOL:

     

    Sorry.. long answer to a short question. :cheers:

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