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About the_scorpion

  • Birthday 08/28/1965

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    http://the_scorpion@tiscali.co.uk

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  • Location
    Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
  • Interests
    Computing, sport, family, Rush, Metallica, System, G 'n R, snooker, pool etc., pubs (drinking!), socialising, gigging in my younger days.

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  • Number of Rush Concerts Attended
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  • Last Rush Concert Attended
    0
  • Favorite Rush Song
    Natural Science
  • Favorite Rush Album
    Hemispheres
  • Best Rush Experience
    Apart from hearing 2112 for the first time...... buying the "Rush in Rio" DVD!
  • Other Favorite Bands
    G 'n R, Metallica, System, UFO, AC/DC, Sabbath
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  1. Petsounds75, I have to disagree, slightly! The best part of the DVD, in my opinion, is the actual concert footage, as they are simply AWESOME live!!! The 2nd DVD is entertaining in its own right, but once you've watched the docu. once, it's not as good watching it again......whereas, the concert in RDJ is watchable over and over again etc. ( The look of that guy's face when they start "Overture" of "2112"!!) BTW, what were they LIKE in the Anthem video of 1976 ??!!?? All that attitude of Ged , the hunger for success of Alex and the concentration and will to be the best (you are!!!) of Neil !!!
  2. Congratulations, Snowdog, on arriving at the 2112 mark!!! "To taste my little triumph, as the last immortal man.....!" I've only 2104 to go!!!! LMAO!!! ( It will take me to the YEAR 2112!!!!!!)
  3. QUOTE (My_Shrimp_Cot @ Nov 17 2004, 08:50 AM) Alex's guitar often sounds like he's playing on rubberbands on that one though, not a great guitar recording. Agreed. The guitar tone of that whole "era", the thin, tinny sound, grates on me. But, that "era" has passed and now we have Alex back in all his glory Yes,I agree with you all about the "poppy, eighties sound", but you've got to realize that it was "experimentation-time" for them, then. They've now gone back to their roots with "Vapour Trails" (yes, we use the "u" in England ) and "Earthshine" is just about as heavy as they've ever been, for me! Besides, in the late eighties and early nineties, vinyl was being phased out and CD's phased in. This left me with the slight problem of having 200 LP's and 150 singles and what to do with them!! Once the needle went on the stereo I was left with no means to listen to them! ( Nowhere sold them in the shops, suddenly!) I have the same problem now in my car, where I can't listen to any new cassettes as they've stopped making 'em!! (I can't afford a CD player!!!) I know how to transfer all the records etc. onto Cd Rom, but I am waiting for some money to upgrade my PC!!
  4. ...................."Plus ca change, plus ce'st la meme chose!"..........
  5. LMAO! He is a nutter.... nothing was going to stop HIM from going to the gig. They played near me in Manchester, England in September and I missed 'em,...but I will DEFINITELY be trying to see them next time!! In the meantime, I'll have to console myself with the DVD! P.S. My favourite other songs are Anthem, Hemispheres, Red Barchetta and Limelight.
  6. After watching Rush in Rio on DVD over the last few days, I have made a few observations about the concert which was filmed. Rush live are AMAZING!!!!! From the resurrection of By-Tor to the perfection of Natural Science this is top-quality stuff. Neil Peart ( the Professor) is the best drummer in the world , Geddy the best bassist ( with Steve Harris of Iron Maiden 2nd) and Alex Lifeson is unbelievable and one of the best guitarists in the world. How they can perform like that in front of a fantastic ( mad!!! ) audience in Brazil is unbelievable and they sounded as good, if not better than on record! Personal highlights for me include: 2112, By-Tor, Natural Science, Cygnus X-1, Earthshine, Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A, Freewill and YYZ ( the crowd were ROCKING!!! ). Just felt that I had to complement the whole team on their camerawork, professionalism and sheer musicianship!! Roll on the next 40 years!!
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