Brooks

QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Jan 15 2012, 02:17 PM) I say they're the best of the older bands still working, at least to my taste and ears. I think both their new records and their live shows are better. WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER no band this long in the tooth is gonna surpass their heyday; that said, RUSH is at an all time high in performance and post-heyday material. THEY ARE THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC HARD RAWK BANDS THAT ARE STILL RELEVANT AND PERFORMING AT A HIGH LEVEL, and the rest of us here are grateful.

QUOTE (Tick @ Aug 18 2009, 12:21 PM) I have seen two of them. Neither one of them was very good, but It was still fun getting drunk at the bar while watching them. when did you come to one of my gigs??

on a trip to NYC last week i met carl roa and watched him at a blues jam that he hosts. later while checking out his excellent album "eternity", i recognised a familiar riff (starts around 0:45 on the title song "eternity"), enjoy. http://www.myspace.com/carlroa/music/songs/eternity-22339693 http://www.bigshoemusic.com/images/cd-cover_eternity.jpg

my fave lizzy disc is "the peel sessions"; raw versions of their best tunes recorded for BBC by john peel; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyEoWsrvNsw http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2IjE77e29wQ/SpRxy3zM3DI/AAAAAAAAAtE/njydD_xeNtI/s400/Thin+lizzy+peel.jpg

i like the hunter quite a bit, but crack the sky is still my fave. will probably see them in ashville is a few weeks.

jazz fans, my old original instrumental band's cd is now available on Abstract Logix (see my sig, below). so, i'm now "label-mates" w/ wayne krantz/jimmy herring/al dimeola, ha. does this mean i can quit my job? no, because i'm unemployed! it means that instead of my cd's not selling from my kitchen table, now they will not sell from one of the worlds best jazz fusion labels, ah-HA!

i've been assembling a R30 styled instrumental "riff medley" in itunes for my tribute to work up over the holidays down time, its ~13 minutes and has bits and pieces from the following; Subdivisions Xanadu Hemispheres Prelude (the harmonics riff) Circumstances Malignant Narcissism Bastille Day A Passage To Bangkok By-Tor And The Snow Dog (just the long drum fills, so our blind bassist has time to find the right notes on his keyboard, ha) Distant Early Warning 2112 Grande Finale i know you guys prolly don't care that much, but i'm caffinated and putting off studying for my tests next week, ha. cheers

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cheers!!! alex is one of the most creative guitarists ever.

thanx. i usually play hamers.

don't be hatin', tony. you might have been enthused the 1st time you saw it.

Pics from last months gig at my fave dive (we're trying to get into bigger rooms locally, but the mgmt at this club has been good to me & my various projects over the years). We have added "Enemy Within", and did "La Villa Strangiato" live for the 2nd time. 1st gig w/ my latest guitar, a Jackson PC1 (yes that's phil collen from def lep's signature ax; cheesy band, but its a kickass guitar, ha). note the bumps on grants bass neck, & bandages from dialyasis (he's a blind diabetic, and a helluva guy). apologies for my cheesy harley tanktop; i brought another shirt to change into, but it was so friggin hot (plus the crowd was mostly friends), i just rolled w/ it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/brooks/notrush7-11c.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/brooks/notrush7-11a.jpg My pals from the 2nd band SPANK watching our set; http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/brooks/jodybrian7-11.jpg

BIG MASTODON FAN HERE. excited for the new album, enjoying the live dvd now. they kicked ass live in charlotte w/ dethklok awhile back.

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NOT RUSH A TRIBUTE TO RUSH w/ SPANK, SAT. JULY 16, BREWBALLS 3730 S. CHURCH ST, BURLINGTON NC MYSPACE.COM/NOTRUSHTRIBUTE MYSPACE.COM/SPANKONLINE

QUOTE (SiriusRushFan @ Jul 12 2011, 03:00 AM) QUOTE (FountainOfSyrinx @ Jul 12 2011, 02:17 AM)i'm pretty sure that they're too professional to do weed now. Ah right, so they can get borderline drunk at a hunting lodge while being filmed for a documentary... borderline? ha.

in one of neils books he talks about a close friend of the band getting busted for dealing weed. as far as drugs goes, a little booze (a drug) or weed never hurt any non addict. not all folks who use drugs are addicts. people forget this. i don't smoke anymore, but there's nothing wrong with it (certianly safer than booze from a society/beharioral standpoint) , and its a joke that its illegal, imho. also, it seems a large majority of musicians and artists enjoy a little altered consciousness now and again, i believe it stimulates something in the creative part of the brain, thus its popularity w/ said creative types.

don't feed the troll.

awesome show!! haven't seen the boys since GUP tour at the texxas jam 1984. i agree that the 1st set wasn't as great sounding as the 2nd, song-wise and FOH mix. went w/ the guys from my rush tribute, and 2 of grants blind friends (our bassist grant is blind). we sat row A section 108, about 30' from alex. loved the intro movie w/ "RASH", haha. cool that some of y'all went to greys; i used to do an acoustic gig there every fri for a few years (stopped last summer when my pal dave moved away). http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/brooks/fridays-1.jpg

i'll be there. i've seen metallica, kiss, aerosmith, crue, & VH here in g'boro. it's a big arena, so the sound varies from band to band and seat location.

QUOTE To me, every album from RUSH to MP sounded like Rush, but from Signals forward they sounded like a different band. I'm with those who dislike Alex's tone on the record and was disheartened by his full immersion into Andy Summers and Edge minimalist territory. I like mighty riffs, and this album doesn't really feature any. yep. signals & GUP was the beginning of the end for me as far as new rush records being released; i'm a metal fan, and they lost that. yet, i still like several tunes on both. actually, this thread made me borrow GUP and revisit it. the verdict; 2 tunes (afterimage & enemy within) made it onto my ipod (my highest endorsement; the only newer "ipod endorsed" tune for me is "earthshine"). plus, i saw rush on this tour when i was in high school (texxas jam, ~84). all bands w/ long careers peak at some point (permanent waves & moving pictures, IMHO). but, that doesn't mean there isn't anything of value released after the peak.

i grew up on 70's & 80's metal, then studied jazz in college (U of North Texas). John Scofield is my favorite guitarist (I named my dog Sco). Here's my short list of newer jazz that's "accessible" to non jazz fans; John Scofield - A Go Go Will Bernard - Blue Plate Special Charlie Hunter - Charlie Hunter MMW - Combustication Bad Plus - These Are The Vistas Some classic "trad jazz" stuff thats easy to listen to; Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Dave Brubeck - Take Five Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note Jimmy Smith - Chicken Shack Someone mentioned Beck, DiMeola, & McLaughlin's fusion records; all very cool, and very accessible to rawk fans, but IMHO these guys are rawk styled players in both tone (fairly distorted) & phrasing/note choices. Nothing wrong w/ that, but it's not that jazz influenced, more like instrumental rock w/ more adventerous backing tracks than the typical instrumental rockers like Vai/Satch, etc. If you're really bored, check out my jazz/funk/ska band; myspace.com/generichustle

QUOTE Enter Bruce Dickinson from Saxon. sampson, not saxon.

Maiden Japan was my first Maiden album, too (my high school garage band did all of side 1; Wrathchild/Killers/Innocent Exile). I actually prefer Paul's gritty baritone to Bruce's wide vibrato tenor, so the first 2 are my favorite Maiden albums, even Sanctuary & the "terribly overrated" Running Free (I hear ya, it's not a typical Maiden tune; but, it reminds me of being "just 16 in a pickup truck, outta money, outta luck", so I dig it). Wrathchild always gets me pumped up, even today. Even though I personally like the 1st 2 best (due to the vocals), the Number Of The Beast & Piece of Mind are probably the best 2 Maiden albums. This is because these feature the biggest chunck of classic Maiden songs. Piece of Mind is my favorite Bruce era record. "To Tame A Land" has a very killer riff, unusual that it grooves instead of gallops. After starting off w/ one of the best tunes in their entire career (Aces High), Powerslave was the beginning of the end for me personally, and the last Maiden record I bought. The catchy-trying-to-get-on-rawk-radio "2 minutes to midnight" was a sign of the almost complete sellout yet to come (Wasted Years). Still, Powerslave had a few great riffs. My band in Jr College did the end section of "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner". The trombonist in my jazz/funk original band LOVES Maiden, so 4 or 5 years ago I borrowed the rest of their albums from him. Nothing I heard on there changed my mind (although "Matter of Life & Death" was a huge improvement on the post Powerslave output). We went to see Maiden at Ozzfest ~2005, they sounded fantastic live. Bruce's vocals were stronger than they were in their 80's heyday. Maiden was/is a great band, but their sound seems very dated to me; the whole Priest/Maiden/Queensryche operatic-tenor vocal style seems so 80's, yet Rush/Sabs/Zep always sound fresh and timeless.

this was tricky, i had to use first OR last name, & i had to open my itunes to find a few letters... AC DC BLACK SABBATH CCR DEEP PURPLE elvis costello (i have one tune on my ipod) FRANK ZAPPA GOVT MULE humble pie (i have one tune on my ipod) IRON MAIDEN JEFF BECK KINGS X LED ZEPPELIN MASTODON NORAH JONES (yes it's elevator music but i love her) OHM PINK FLOYD QUEEN JOHN SCOFIELD (i named my dog scofield!!) THIN LIZZY UFO VAN HALEN WAYNE KRANTZ x-centric sound system (i have one tune on my ipod) yngwie malmsteen (i have 2 tunes on my ipod) ZZ TOP PS- RUSH FANS FANS SHOULD CHECK OUT THE BOLD ARTISTS ABOVE, AS THEY ARE MORE ADVENTUROUS MUSICALLY THAN MOST... here's my dog scofield; http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/brooks/Sco7-07a.jpg