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Number of Rush Concerts Attended
5
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Last Rush Concert Attended
Power Windows Tour
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Favorite Rush Song
2112
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Favorite Rush Album
too difficult to choose
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Musical Instruments You Play
Bass, Keys, Guitar
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I love both of those songs for different reasons. If I had to choose, I;d say Emotion Detector would be have a slight edge due to the overall feel of the song being more up tempo. However from a musician / technical viewpoint, I've always been blown away by how the guys could keep such tight time with the very quick synth pattern at the beginning of Middletown Dreams. I guess that's one of the many things I really love most Rush - the first 20 seconds of that song displays better musicianship than whole albums worth of material by most other bands. cheers, ew
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I think the synth arpeggio works very well in the context of this song - I don't find the tone that annoying either. What I really love about this song are the Geddy / Neil punches during the fade out. After 20 years of listening to this I still can never count / tap out the timing on those damn punches! That's one of my favorite Rush song endings ever. cheers, ew
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Thanks for this thread - I've tried several times to get into this band but their music just doesn't gel with me. Technically they're great players, but I can't listen to more than a track or 2 without becoming utterly bored. It's like the individual players are great, but everything they do together is lacking in passion and balls. I thought I was really just "not getting it", but I see that I'm not the only one who just cannot get into this band. I also can't stand the way Jordan Rudess is such a product promotion whore. That guy will shill for any iphone synth app that comes out. cheers, ew
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Alex's Signature Les Pauls are mouth watering
ewblank replied to Dobner has assumed control's topic in Rush
QUOTE (Dobner has assumed control @ Jul 6 2011, 09:10 PM) QUOTE (trenken @ Jul 6 2011, 04:23 PM) Yeah 6g's is way too pricey for a Les Paul. You're paying a lot more than the actual instrument is worth because his name is attached to it, but Ill bet it takes them a long time to sell all those out at that incredibly inflated price for a guitar that you can get for significantly cheaper with all the same parts. Cant get over that price though. I paid about 3 grand for a custom built 6 string MTD bass, and I always felt I over paid for that, even though it was hand built by Mike Tobias and is the finest bass ive ever played, 3 grand is still a lot for a bass. Was this guitar hand built by Alex or Les Paul? Nope, which means it is definitely not worth it. I can understand what you are saying about how a custom with all the same parts would be cheaper, but I have not seen the guitar cost more than $3,999. Where did you see it for 6g's? The MSRP listed by Gibson is $6115. We all know that nobody really sells at MSRP. Regardless - $4K is still way more than the average person can afford to spend on a guitar. I think there's a price point past which you're not longer getting "value" and are just paying for status. I can't imagine any brand-new, factory made, mass-produced guitar being actually worth more than $2000. Having said that, I would still buy one of these in a heartbeat if I had $10K just sitting around that I didn't need for other luxuries like rent, food, insurance, clothing, gas, etc.... ;-) -
Alex's Signature Les Pauls are mouth watering
ewblank replied to Dobner has assumed control's topic in Rush
FWIW - Epiphone has a similar Les Paul model without all the bells and whistles - and it's under $1K. I think this might be pretty close to the Axcess in look and feel: Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Cheers, ew -
QUOTE (hughes&kettner @ Jun 25 2011, 08:28 AM)20?? really? that list is about 12 too many. plus: no les claypool? steve harris?? WTF? tone-wise theirs are unmistakable. no to mention their chops are stellar. it should be called: 8 best bass players tones and a bunch of other dudes that few really care about... My thoughts exactly - I'd add Flea to that list as well. Personally, I hate the Chili Peppers... but I can't deny that the majority of white boys discovered funk thanks to Flea and not the actual funk players on this list!
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Always keep in mind that an opinion is just an opinion. Just because one bass player say's he doesn't like it, it doesn't mean all bass players think the same. I play bass and I agree with many of the other posters in that Power Windows through Presto contain some of Geddy's most killer bass riffs. Marathon, Turn the Page, Scars, The Pass - all monster bass riffs that totally drive each of those compositions. I think that there may have been be a slight and unintentional editorial bias against the "synth era" on the part of the documentary film makers. These are the guys that did "Metal - A Headbangers Journey" and "Global Metal" so one can guess that their tastes lean towards the heavy.... Just my own opinion. cheers, ew
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I'm with the OP on this - there may be some tracks that I don't love to death (mainly the early ballad / slow songs like Tears, Madrigal, Rivendell) but otherwise, I enjoy 95% of their work. I can't really say that for any other band. cheers, ew
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Nice clip - thanks for posting. I love the part where the announcer says Rush is from Montreal. ;-)
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Montreal Opinions/Review and Pics/Videos
ewblank replied to USB Connector's topic in On The Lighted Stage
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Hey there - this isn't very Rush related - but if you're concerned about your snoring - try these: http://www.breatheright.com/ They're snore strips you apply to the bridge of your nose. You should be able to find them at any pharmacy in the city. A small box will run you about $10. My wife won't get into bed with me unless I have one one ;-) Cheers and enjoy Montreal! ew