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priest_of_syrinx

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  1. Exactly. And it makes you confront the fact that people who have already suffered greatly and have contributed a ton to the world can just get dished another helping of adversity for no reason.
  2. Bravado: And if the music stops There's only the sound of the rain All the hope and glory All the sacrifice in vain (And) If love remains Though everything is lost We will pay the price But we will not count the cost
  3. Of course I'm sad because he was a childhood hero of mine, but what really makes me sad is that he'd just retired to spend more time with his family... and then that time was robbed from him. It's going to be hard for his wife and his young daughter. I guess they had time to say goodbye, but what a painful thing. Rest in peace, Neil.
  4. They say age 14 is the most formative time for your musical tastes. That was the age when I got into Rush in 2006. Even the albums I view as relatively weak (Presto and Roll the Bones) have strong nostalgic value for me and that aside, I still like over half the tracks on those albums. :)
  5. I can try to rank them within their eras. Still very tight (with the exception of the first and last eras) 2112 Fly by Night Caress of Steel Rush Moving Pictures Hemispheres Permanent Waves A Farewell to Kings (all nearly tied) Power Windows Grace Under Pressure Signals Hold Your Fire (top 2 nearly tied) Counterparts Presto Test for Echo Roll the Bones (bottom 3 nearly tied) Vapor Trails Clockwork Angels Snakes and Arrows
  6. I thought this thread was going to be about Richard Wagner http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Go0MKPZWTmc/TMfgcV7KLCI/AAAAAAAAANk/VAGXh3isRms/s400/wagner2a.jpg
  7. Cool sea breezes! Brrrrr!!!!
  8. We got sprinkles in SoCal today! And it was cloudy most of the day! But still hot and humid. Most unusual.
  9. I used to be one, but then I got into classical and jazz. The stuff that the great composers and improvisers have done make the headiest of rock bands look like kids playing in a sandbox. Not that I don't still love rock music -- of course I do. But if you're going for complexity and intricacy, rock doesn't compare to those genres.
  10. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/A10z-Lit6bL._SL1500_.jpg Some view Interview as the beginning of the end for Gentle Giant, but those people are nuts. Even people who like this album don't like it enough! I personally like it better than Free Hand. The title track is probably the most clever thing the band ever came up with, and that's saying something. Design is also totally brilliant and innovative.
  11. Just got to the end of Moon-Shaped Pool. What a delightful album. Gorgeous.
  12. KROQ was good the little bit I've heard it. Do you know if that Tijuana alt rock station is still around? Years ago I heard it while in the OC area, as they were a Mexican station they didn't have to adhere to FCC regulations and just cranked up the wattage. I remember liking it. I've not... I'll have to look for it sometime!
  13. Rush will always be my favorite band, but now that they are no longer touring, Protest the Hero has inherited the throne of my favorite touring band. :haz:
  14. KROQ is still going strong here in LA! Nice variety of tracks.
  15. Weezer's last effort, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, was a huge return to form for the group, who had really hit rock bottom back in 2009 with Raditude. This week they released their fourth self-titled album (this time white), and it seems like they're staying true to their roots and making fun, sincere power pop. Anyone else digging this new release? It reminds me so much of the Blue Album, and that makes me happy. :)
  16. I wasn't sure how I felt about it at first, but it is getting stronger and stronger as the series goes on.
  17. Vapor Trails is perfect lyrically, and their most unique album musically.
  18. Anybody still watching this crap? ... http://orig11.deviantart.net/bfd2/f/2012/146/b/5/bahahahahaaa__rainbow_dash_laugh_by_misteralex-d515muw.gif BECAUSE I STILL AM YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  19. S&A has good mixing and production. Clockwork Angels, not so much. Vapor Trails original... DEFINITELY not. I agree with the posters here who defend Rupert Hine's work on Presto and Roll the Bones. It's not super-loud hard rock production, and I like that. It gives a different angle on the band. If every album had the same heavy, syrupy tone, it would get awfully boring! If they were to record another studio album, I would like to hear something a bit more crisp and transparent. I think S&A was a step in that direction, though it's still pretty thick.
  20. On? or Off?... :hi: On! :)
  21. First of all, how do you feel about classical music and jazz? If you like complex music, you may really like some stuff from those genres. I can give you further recommendations if you would like. I used to be the same way as you, so I can relate to what you are saying. Now that I am studying to be a classical musician, though, I am finding that every type of music has its own importance and complexity. Yes, even rap and country. Music is more than just the notes and the ink on the page. It is indeed impressive to see just how much goes into the composition of music like progressive rock, and all the different time signatures that pop up, but you don't need to have those kinds of frills on the paper to make music that is meaningful. Sometimes the best music is the simplest. For instance: Here is a piece by Hans Werner Henze. It is one of the most complex, technically challenging solos in the classical trumpet repertoire: https://youtu.be/ORvldzCaBiA And here is a simple song by Kurt Weill: Yes, the Henze has more black ink on the paper. Yes, the harmony is more complex in the Henze, and certainly, fewer people can play all the notes on the page successfully on the Henze than on the Weill. But few people can play the Weill as convincingly and with as much attention to detail as Tine Thing Helseth does in this recording. That is why, to me, simple music like folk and country work. It's not about how the music is put together, so much as it is how it is delivered. There is a lot of nuance to the delivery of simple music -- just as much as there is nuance to the composition of complex music. Rap is another story. I think the complexity of the lyrics speaks for itself in a lot of rap (artists like Kendrick Lamar, Vince Staples, Aesop Rock...). Also, there is a great social importance to rap. It is a quickly changing, journalistic art, which makes it very different from other forms. To me, there is no harm in trying to enjoy other genres of music with different levels of compositional complexity and technical difficulty. The more we can enjoy, the happier, more empathetic, and more well-rounded we are! :) I never meant to say I found other genres less meaningful, I just find them to be much more boring musically, and as such kind of bore me in general. I do like some things outside of Prog, just not many. For example, I understand that Rap has produced some genius lyrics, but it is musically so repetitive and simplistic that it bores me to listen to it. As far as Jazz and Classical are concerned, I do like those genres, and if you have any suggestions of music from them I'm all ears. :) Awesome! I'll PM some suggestions.
  22. First of all, how do you feel about classical music and jazz? If you like complex music, you may really like some stuff from those genres. I can give you further recommendations if you would like. I used to be the same way as you, so I can relate to what you are saying. Now that I am studying to be a classical musician, though, I am finding that every type of music has its own importance and complexity. Yes, even rap and country. Music is more than just the notes and the ink on the page. It is indeed impressive to see just how much goes into the composition of music like progressive rock, and all the different time signatures that pop up, but you don't need to have those kinds of frills on the paper to make music that is meaningful. Sometimes the best music is the simplest. For instance: Here is a piece by Hans Werner Henze. It is one of the most complex, technically challenging solos in the classical trumpet repertoire: https://youtu.be/ORvldzCaBiA And here is a simple song by Kurt Weill: Yes, the Henze has more black ink on the paper. Yes, the harmony is more complex in the Henze, and certainly, fewer people can play all the notes on the page successfully on the Henze than on the Weill. But few people can play the Weill as convincingly and with as much attention to detail as Tine Thing Helseth does in this recording. That is why, to me, simple music like folk and country work. It's not about how the music is put together, so much as it is how it is delivered. There is a lot of nuance to the delivery of simple music -- just as much as there is nuance to the composition of complex music. Rap is another story. I think the complexity of the lyrics speaks for itself in a lot of rap (artists like Kendrick Lamar, Vince Staples, Aesop Rock...). Also, there is a great social importance to rap. It is a quickly changing, journalistic art, which makes it very different from other forms. To me, there is no harm in trying to enjoy other genres of music with different levels of compositional complexity and technical difficulty. The more we can enjoy, the happier, more empathetic, and more well-rounded we are! :)
  23. Hey TRF peeps! I've been a member of this forum for almost NINE years! I joined when I was 13. This place was a very important part of my life for a very long time, but as my responsibilities away from the keyboard have increased, my participation here has been steadily decreasing. As it turns out, I will be moving to southern California for my masters degree in music, for which I have very fortunately been offered a tuition waiver. :) I just wanted to leave a note, as I think this may be the thing that pulls me away from here permanently. My interests and habits have changed, and they don't leave much room for Rush discussion anymore. However, I'll remember this place forever for shaping the person I am politically, musically, and in many other ways. You're a lovely bunch, and I wish you all the best. Who knows, maybe I'll be back someday. ;) Over and out, priest_of_syrinx
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