chemistry1973

Wow - I think you're right. Under the cymbal hit at 4:56, you still here some playing happening, which I think seems a but unlikely that he'd back the other toms so quickly. Think it's a fast fade in from another take! Never noticed that.

Really? I had no idea.

Just watched episode 2. The show is horrible.

A top five band for me as well. Loved them back in the day (Heyday/Starfish era) and re-discovered them in the late '90s when they went on that amazing run starting with Hologram of Baal. Their latest, Further Deeper, is a freakin' modern masterpiece, esp the 2-LP version (Euro CD also has the three extra tracks). Even during their wilderness period -- the tired Gold Afternoon Fix through the low-point Magician Among the Spirits -- they released their magnum opus, Priest=Aura. An amazing talent who unlike most bands has just become better with age. I love Echo and the Bunnymen, esp Porcupine (a hallmark '80s album, subdued and minimalist; nothing like the saccharin Lips Like Sugar), but for me The Church is up there with Zeppelin and Floyd ... for me (not a majority opinion, obviously). Oh, and those who don't love P-Furs, their first three albums are among the greats of the '80s (after those they pulled a Lips Like Sugar-esque bid for commercial success, and then got old), esp that dark and beautiful first album. India, Sister Europe, Imitation of Christ ... fantastic! This is an excellent post! It's nice to see The Church get a lot of love on here. WOW Chemistry1973!!! You saw :"Starfish" performed live all the way through???? YOU LUCKY DOG!!!!!! I mean DOGFISH!!! Where did you see them live? I saw the show at the El Rey in Los Angeles. They played Priest=Aura and Untitled #23 as well.

One of my all time favorite bands. Saw them perform Starfish in its entirety about 2 years ago. Killer.

Dogman is the best sounding record of the 90s. Perfect production. The album is legendary---- in my own mind

The Trees Faithless The Color of Right Good News First Lock And Key Madrigal Need Some Love Seven Cities of Gold Spindrift Crossroads

They'll do a limited run. 4 or 5 dates.

I thought this was Geddy when I first heard this track - I got chills. But it's not. But it still rocks.

Beautiful piece of music.

Caress of Steel is a beautiful, nuanced, innocent rock record. And that's what the record explores - innocence slipping away, new adventures and charting the course on your own. One of the greatest heavy rock albums of all time - lean, powerful, sincere, stoney…perfect. It's really not bloated or self involved at all, not more than any other solid rock record. It's just way different. Bastille Day and Lakeside Park are fantastic songs on their own. Lamneth is a masterpiece too. No wonder they revisited COS with their final album.

That would be Clockwork Angels, and Far Cry. Horrific. Amazing that the older songs sound much much MUCH better.

I had a band called Van Stone. Ritchie played on a couple of our songs, and recorded a follow up at his studio. Here's one of them (I don't play on this one - that'd be Gary Novak :) ):

Hi Everyone--I rarely come by here, since I'm a CP lurker. But here's my take on this epic release. It is an absolute triumph, though like all great Rush albums, there are some "huh?" moments. Here's my armchair review: Caravan--oh-yeah. LIKE the Caravan remix. Bu2B too--the mix is impressive, rocking and much superior to S/A. Clockwork Angels--FANTASTIC. Incredible harmonies, weird segue, great, great Lifeson passages. Killer chorus. Must be said that Geddy is in clear, full, strong voice here. The Anarchist--Rockin'. Carnies--I like it, but it's a grower. It's got the world famous shoe-horned vocal melody. Love the guitars. Peart kills it. Halo Effect--Beautiful intro. Takes a bite from Half the World in terms of riffage. Really pretty cello playing. Great mandolin work from Lifeson. The mix again is fantastic. I can hear every instrument--from kick to violins. Geddy sounds great. Seven Cities of Gold--Didn't grab me. Kinda meandering. Needs a relisten. Bu2B 2--Pretty filler. The Wreckers--the closest to Tom Petty the band has ever been. Great verse. Nice Geddy dynamics. Great strings. It's too long though. Rush love to hammer that chorus home when they think they've got something. Headlong Flight--Straight up rocker. Fantastic. Band in true form. Will absolutely kill live--great dynamics, unhinged Lifeson, Peart and Lee. Love it. What rock music is. Wish Them Well--60s rocker. Great riff. Most interesting song for me. It's bizarro-Rush. If they got signed in 68, this is the single they would have released. This is Rush relaxed, and rocking--it's an actual pop-song, though out of time. Kinda sounds like XTC/Dukes of the Stratosphere at times. The Garden--Straight ahead--pretty verses, the strings really work here. Nice acoustic. Lots of space--BEAUTIFUL piano. What a solo by Mr. Lifeson. Overall: Lots of space on this--great mix. You can hear the full range of all the instruments. Glad to see that they're beginning to understand that the less guitars, geddys, crap in the mix, the fuller it sounds. The musicianship, the restraint especially, really makes the album shine. Geddy's voice has taken on a whole new level--nuanced, emotional, strong (at least in the studio) This is a solid A, four star effort.