QUOTE (Ghost of a Rider @ Apr 7 2005, 07:50 PM) Some other special Rush moments for me:
2112 - * Discovery, where he's picking at the guitar and slowly draws a joyful chord out of it. (I think it's a chord, I don't know guitar playing).
* The opening to The oracle. It's so melodic and ethereal, I get chills.
AFTK - In Closer To The Heart where Geddy says "Whoa Whoa!" right before the "You can be the captain.." verse.
Permanent Waves - In Natural Science where right after Geddy says "...our causes can see their effects.", the snappy drum fill Neil does there.
Hemisperes - The guitar solo in The Trees. Also in the same solo where Neil punctuates
it with gourds or whatever they are.
Moving Pictures - In Red Barchetta right after Geddy says "...to where my white haired uncle waits.", where the song really picks up the pace and the drum fills Neil does. (Do you see a pattern here? Can anyone tell I'm a fan of Neil's and of drumming?)
* The drumming Neil does before each section in The Camera Eye.
Signals - At the end of Digital Man where Geddy makes it sound like he's bored and says "Because he happens to be a...digital...man
GUP - *The guitar solo in Kid Gloves and the drumming Neil does in it.
* The guitar solo in Between The Wheels.
* The guitar solo in Afterimage. I'd swear the guitar is weeping.
Power Windows - At the beginning of The Big Money right after Geddy says "...big
money make no sound." that rip up the guitar fret that Alex does. It sounds
like WOW!
* In Middletown Dreams where Geddy lets out an anguished cry right after
the verse: "Another day as drab as today, is more than a man can endure."
* The drumming in Mystic Rhythms, in certain parts it sounds like it's coming
from the other side of reality.
Hold Your Fire - * The outro solo in Open Secrets.
* At the end of Prime Mover where the words just kind of soar and
never end; they just fade away: "Anything CAAAaaa..." This one I think is my all time favorite Rush moment. Can you see the gooseflesh on my arm?
* The opening drum sequence in High Water.
ASOH - The guitar solo in Witch Hunt.
* The party-like ending they tacked on to Closer To The Heart. I love
the way it builds and builds and explodes into that machine gun drumming
Neil does.
Presto - * In Superconductor where at the end of the song where Geddy says "That's
entertainment." You can hear the sarcasm in his voice.
* In Hand Over Fist where Geddy says "I feel my spirit resist, but I open up
my fist. Lay hand over hand over..hand over fist..."
* The guitar solo in Available Light. It sounds so plaintive I wanna cry.
Roll The Bones - The outro solo to You Bet Your Life.
Test For Echo - The drum fill that comes in right after the guitar solo and right before
Geddy starts singing again.
Vapor Trails -* The in-your-face-ending to Ghost Rider. Every time I hear it I wanna
shout "F*ck Yea!"
* The drumming at the end of Secret Touch.
* That little playful riff at the end of Out Of The Cradle gets me every
time.
Well that's about it until I think of some others, and I'm sure I will. An hour from now I'm gonna slap my forehead and say "Why didn't you include that one!?"
Wow, nice post. I appreciate the time and effort you put into that.
