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The solo on Strip and Go Naked on Victor is so effing creamy. His tone on the whole record is great but that moment stands out the most to me.

So thankful for what Neil and the band has given us. Such a vast catalog that will continue to be the soundtrack to our lives.

Like many, I kinda wrote this album off. I got it when it was released (was only 12 at the time) and was surprised by its adult themes....Only listened to select tracks maybe every other year or so... Now I'm 34 and this record resonates more than ever. I love the attitude. The songs I skipped over the years are hitting pretty hard now. Maybe because I'm jonesing for some new Rush and this underappreciated album is filling the gap... Despite any opinion, you have to agree, the lead tones on Victor are some of the sweetest and creamiest Lifesons ever recorded. I could go on...

Hoobastank. Cmon. That's horrible

Always thought Middletown Dreams held that title.

All this talk, 9 pages of back & forth bickering and absolutely no mention of the one and TRUE answer: ROBERT FRIPP

As an aspiring engineer & producer, everything you said is correct. Good ears AND experience/training. Learning how different frequencies react to compression and EQ is a fascinating thing. There are so many ways to achieve the sound you want but unless you know how specific microphones, preamps, compressors, EQs, converters and even computer software work in tandem with each other, it's more or less a crapshoot. NOBODY goes into a studio for the first time and rips out something like Dark Side of the Moon or Aja. Of course, the first and foremost thing to a good recording is the musician and performance. And every time a session takes place, the engineer learns something. It is a constant process of enlightenment. There is no plateau.

I thought Guthrie went after SW and Marco had that little public tift a while back? Cant imagine Guthrie sticking around after what Marco said about Wilson.

Audio Fidelity Gold Disc is as good as its likely going to get. (Although I haven't heard the 2016 Magee remaster yet.) I confess that I haven't stayed up to date with any remastering jobs. I will be looking into this ASAP. I really want to have a full, rich Presto in my catalogue. I have an original vinyl pressing of Presto and granted, my playback system is NOT CHEAP but Presto sounds very good. The term I would use is 'high definition'. Very clear but very flat. I think the production was a bit of an experiment, suited for the times. There's bottom end there but not as round as some people would like. I appreciate it for what it is.

1. Eclipse - Pink Floyd 2. In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson 3. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 4. The End - The Beatles 5. Profession Of Violence - UFO 6. Rocket Queen - Guns N Roses 7. Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden 8. Redemption Song - Bob Marley and the Wailers 9. Fight the Power - Public Enemy 10. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin 11. Do You Feel Like We Do (live) - Peter Frampton 12. Mystery Achievement - The Pretenders 13. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 14. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who 15. Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath 16. Into The Void - Black Sabbath 17. Siberian Khatru - YES 18. Soft Parade - Doors 19. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles 20. Would? - Alice In Chains 21. Rock n Roll Suicide - David Bowie 22. Love, Reign O'er Me - The Who 23. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 24. Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart 25. Eyes Of A Stranger - Queensryche 26. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden 27. Like Suicide - Soundgarden 28. Release - Pearl Jam 29. Jungleland- Bruce Springsteen 30. Train in Vain- The Clash 31. Steeler - Judas Priest 32. The MC5 - Starship 33. In A Simple Rhyme/Growth - VH 34. Foreplay/Longtime (8track) - Boston 35. The End - The Doors 36. When the Music's Over - The Doors 37. Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne 38. I'm a Believer - The Monkees 39. Love is Blindness - U2 40. Black Diamond - Kiss 41. Princess of the Dawn - Accept 42. The Raven That Refused To Sing - Steven Wilson 43. A Light In The Black - Rainbow 44. Sunless Saturday - Fishbone 45. Caroline No- The Beach Boys 46. Hurt- Nine Inch Nails 47. Tush- ZZ Top 48. Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago 49. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan 50. Squealer - AC/DC 51. All Mixed Up - The Cars 52. Dangerous Type - The Cars 53. Purple Rain - Prince 54. Home Tonight - Aerosmith 55. Suppers Ready - Genesis 56. Emerald - Thin Lizzy 57. Into the Sea - God Street Wine 58. Magnum Opus - Kansas 59. Astronomy - Blue Oyster Cult 60. The Sad Cafe - The Eagles 61. Coma - Guns N Roses 62. Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix 63. The Show Must Go On - Queen 64. New York City Serenade (Bruce Springsteen) 65. Heart Of The Sunrise - YES 66. Terrapin Station - Grateful Dead 67. Porrohman - Big Country 68. Shattered - The Rolling Stones 69. Echoes - Pink Floyd 70. Bold as Love - Hendrix 71. Josie - Steely Dan 72. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five - Wings 73. Knights of Cydonia - Muse 74. Love To Love - UFO 75. Green Grass and High Tides - Outlaws 76. Pandora's Box - Aerosmith 77. End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys 78. Walk - Foo Fighters 79. All Apologies - Nirvana 80. Lady Fantasy - Camel 81. Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - AC/DC 82. Finally Free - Dream Theater 83. Wind Up - Jethro Tull 84. Fractured Mirror -Ace Frehley 85. Rock and Roll All Nite - KISS 86. Star Star - The Rolling Stones 87. The Blinding Light Show / Moonchild -Triumph 88. The Last Resort - The Eagles 89. Space Truckin' - Deep Purple 90. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan 91. Waiting on a Friend - The Rolling Stones 92. Bomber - Motorhead 93. Tempus Fugit - Yes 94. Karn Evil 9 - ELP 95. Flight - Peter Hammil 96. (Listen to the) Flower People - Spinal Tap 97. Devil's Child - Judas Priest 98. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - Van Der Graf Generator 99. Suite Madame Blue - Styx 100. Listen - Tears For Fears...fantastic close to a fantastic album!

Hey Goose, is Rush included here or not ?? .. For now, I'll go with 1. Eclipse - Pink Floyd 2. In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson 3. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 4. The End - The Beatles 5. Profession Of Violence - UFO 6. Rocket Queen - Guns N Roses 7. Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden 8. Redemption Song - Bob Marley and the Wailers 9. Fight the Power - Public Enemy 10. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin 11. Do You Feel Like We Do (live) - Peter Frampton 12. Mystery Achievement - The Pretenders 13. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones 14. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who 15. Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath 16. Into The Void - Black Sabbath 17. Siberian Khatru - YES 18. Soft Parade - Doors 19. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles 20. Would? - Alice In Chains 21. Rock n Roll Suicide - David Bowie 22. Love, Reign O'er Me - The Who 23. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd 24. Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart 25. Eyes Of A Stranger - Queensryche 26. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden 27. Like Suicide - Soundgarden 28. Release - Pearl Jam 29. Jungleland- Bruce Springsteen 30. Train in Vain- The Clash 31. Steeler - Judas Priest 32. The MC5 - Starship 33. In A Simple Rhyme/Growth - VH 34. Foreplay/Longtime (8track) - Boston :P 35. The End - The Doors 36. When the Music's Over - The Doors 37. La Villa Strangiato - Rush 38. Natural Science - Rush 39. Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne 40. I'm a Believer - The Monkees 41. Love is Blindness - U2 42. Black Diamond - Kiss 43. Princess of the Dawn - Accept 44. The Raven That Refused To Sing - Steven Wilson

Any of the earlier albums sans the debut "Life In a Day". The one that got me listening/understanding was the dual release "Sons & Fascination/Sister Feelings Call". Groovy, angular, trancy, inventive new wave. Derek Forbes is extremely tasty on bass.

Simple Minds is one of the most underrated bands out there. They've released 18 studio albums!!! Not all of them are good but most are and some are FANTASTIC. "Walk Between Worlds" is definitely one of their good albums- if not one of their best. Im a U2 fan (absolutely LOVE their 90s electro album trilogy) but SM is the better band. Glad this thread was started. If you haven't yet, check out their albums "Graffiti Soul" & "Black & White 050505". What a band.

Absolutely love it....One of my favorite solos from Alex as well. He picked the perfect melody and phrasing for that one. Chills every time.

Mogwai

Start with the debut. Spend a month soaking it in then move on to Fly By Night. Spend another month with that one. Move chronologically up but try not to skip ahead. Let the band take you on a journey. You won't regret it.

There is a possibility that it was the same thing that killed Michael Hutchence, auto-erotic asphyxiation. Normally I'd say hopefully not, but at this point it doesn't really matter. He's dead, apparently by his own actions. So sad. Although this thread is for Chris Cornell, I will just take one post to say that Michael Hutchence did not die by auto-erotic asphyxiation .. RIP Hutch, RIP Chirs Hutch was found sitting naked on the bathroom floor with a belt around his neck, looped around the doorknob. He was undoubtedly into kinky stuff. His band, biography and closest friends stated this. He was depressed about what was going on with Yates and Geldof but EVERYONE around him said he would NEVER in a million years kill himself. Aussies are too happy. It's totally ignorant for ANYONE to say that someone else would 'NEVER in a million years kill himself." Many people in that kind of pain hide it. And many many people have committed suicide even though "EVERYONE" said "oh, they would never do that!" Also: "Aussies are too happy"? WTF. Way to generalise, and to trivialise. Whether Michael Hutchence intended to die or not, that is one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever heard in a discussion about mental health. And I have heard many. The "Aussies are too happy" quote comes directly from his band mate Kirk Pengilly. Try reading up on Hutchs life. I wasn't talking about all mental health victims. I was specifically talking about Hutch and plenty of people have unintentionally committed suicide, as does the evidence suggest about hutch. Pipe down and have a beer.

There is a possibility that it was the same thing that killed Michael Hutchence, auto-erotic asphyxiation. Normally I'd say hopefully not, but at this point it doesn't really matter. He's dead, apparently by his own actions. So sad. Although this thread is for Chris Cornell, I will just take one post to say that Michael Hutchence did not die by auto-erotic asphyxiation .. RIP Hutch, RIP Chirs Hutch was found sitting naked on the bathroom floor with a belt around his neck, looped around the doorknob. He was undoubtedly into kinky stuff. His band, biography and closest friends stated this. He was depressed about what was going on with Yates and Geldof but EVERYONE around him said he would NEVER in a million years kill himself. Aussies are too happy.

My guess it was the Michael Hutchence kind of suicide...this sounds like it was an accident

An anti-capitalist whos made his money thanks to capitalism. Yep, he's a leftist for sure.

Lifesons ear for melody puts him in a league of his own. Not too stale and not too flashy.

I have the EXACT same problem. I wanted to watch the studio doc a few weeks ago and my player couldn't access the 'extras' menu but I remember it working when I first got the disc! You can buy the doc on the iTunes Canada store. I just downloaded it from somewhere...

I know it's not the vinyl that was recently released. I was majorly disappointed in the sound quality. I've yet to hear the download that came with it though. That being said, the RTB new vinyl sounds great.

Yay. Happy Bday. THE biggest inspiration to me. I've been studying his technique since I was 10.

I think the better question would be: what would GUP sound like if Steve Lillywhite had produced it? The album he did instead of GUP, Sparkle In the Rain, by Simple Minds, might give us a clue. While I absolutely love everything SM did up to that album, Sparkle In the Rain is a bit of a mess. Rush should be happy Lillywhite blew them off.