toymaker Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Totally! I've lost count of the cool bands and albums I've found on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I think we need a Favorite Solo Albums thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Yup. done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I hadn't even noticed any hate towards the album...until this thread was started 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I'm not wild about Victor either, but for me the instrumental Strip and Go Naked is a cool enough song to make me glad he did the project. Interesting mix of 12 strings, clean and distorted electric rhythm, and slide guitar, which we don't get to hear from Lifeson very often. The other leads are very distinctively him as well, particularly the heavy reverb'd stuff. And I think the song has good textures, and a range of moods and dynamics. I think that was Bill Bell doing the slide work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I'm not wild about Victor either, but for me the instrumental Strip and Go Naked is a cool enough song to make me glad he did the project. Interesting mix of 12 strings, clean and distorted electric rhythm, and slide guitar, which we don't get to hear from Lifeson very often. The other leads are very distinctively him as well, particularly the heavy reverb'd stuff. And I think the song has good textures, and a range of moods and dynamics. I think that was Bill Bell doing the slide work. D'oh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I'm glad people enjoy this. But to my ears there is nothing to like...but whatever it is you find that you enjoy about, good for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 It's cool that Alex got to show a different side, but it's not a side that ever would have landed a recording contract. Just too weird. I would love to hear Alex get another shot at it with different collaborators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Listening to Victor now. Somehow I made it to Strip and Go Naked, a good instrumental. But the 3 tracks prior to that are hard to listen to -- vocally. Edwin sounds like the typical, boring 90s vocalist. Then on Shut Up Shuttin' Up, I do my best to ignore Charlene and her friend's banter...but unfortunately I can't. "Stop" will be pressed after this tune finishes. Screw the last 3 tracks. :oIn the Presto thread I used this same ratings scale: 4 = great3 = good2= ok1 = bad0 = shouldn't have been made Victor got a score of 1.54. Now you two are just trolling each other!Not really. That's the score I'm giving it. I gave Presto a 2 point something. Don't really see how my post is trolling. ((Edited to add this last section))Forgot to include my ratings...There were two songs that got 3s, two that got 2s, six that got 1s, but no 0s or 4s. Explain the trolling bit because I don't even think Surrender was trolling here. She simply posted a surprise/shock smiley because of my last sentence of "Screw the last 3..." I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Edited September 11, 2016 by Surrender74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. I do not throw temper tantrums. How old do you think I am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. I do not throw temper tantrums. How old do you think I am? Yes you do. You have yelled at people for posting their opinions in threads multiple times. That's very childish. As far as how old you are, if you are truly 15, act it. You are old enough to contribute some halfway intelligent conversation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. I do not throw temper tantrums. How old do you think I am? Yes you do. You have yelled at people for posting their opinions in threads multiple times. That's very childish. As far as how old you are, if you are truly 15, act it. You are old enough to contribute some halfway intelligent conversation. No. I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. I do not throw temper tantrums. How old do you think I am? Yes you do. You have yelled at people for posting their opinions in threads multiple times. That's very childish. As far as how old you are, if you are truly 15, act it. You are old enough to contribute some halfway intelligent conversation. No. I am. And the one and two word comments. I've told you that before. I know you can write a full sentence, I've seen you do it. The only reason you're getting teased is because you're acting childish. People don't respect that. There are a large group of very diverse people here, and the nature of a forum is to contribute ideas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. I do not throw temper tantrums. How old do you think I am? Yes you do. You have yelled at people for posting their opinions in threads multiple times. That's very childish. As far as how old you are, if you are truly 15, act it. You are old enough to contribute some halfway intelligent conversation. No. I am. And the one and two word comments. I've told you that before. I know you can write a full sentence, I've seen you do it. The only reason you're getting teased is because you're acting childish. People don't respect that. There are a large group of very diverse people here, and the nature of a forum is to contribute ideas. Not really. I suck at writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 She obviously loves Alex, and for the sake of conversation, starts this thread :Neil: is my favorite now, but I still love :Alex: :geddy: is great also! Part of the problem is the majority of one or two word comment posts with nothing of significance added to any conversation. That and the temper tantrums. I do not throw temper tantrums. How old do you think I am? Yes you do. You have yelled at people for posting their opinions in threads multiple times. That's very childish. As far as how old you are, if you are truly 15, act it. You are old enough to contribute some halfway intelligent conversation. No. I am. And the one and two word comments. I've told you that before. I know you can write a full sentence, I've seen you do it. The only reason you're getting teased is because you're acting childish. People don't respect that. There are a large group of very diverse people here, and the nature of a forum is to contribute ideas. Not really. I suck at writing. Well, all I've got to say at this point is if you don't give it a shot, you're going to continue to be teased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 A friend of mine got it before I could and he didn't like it so he gave it to me.He was expecting a guitar rawk album.Apart from the lyrics to the first ditty I like it and feature some great guitar work.That solo in Shutting Up is out of this world.Solo albums are outlets for a band member to play what he likes away from the day job.I find some of Victor more interesting than TFE.Also Alex is a weird,crazy guy so what did we expect? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I'm not wild about Victor either, but for me the instrumental Strip and Go Naked is a cool enough song to make me glad he did the project. Interesting mix of 12 strings, clean and distorted electric rhythm, and slide guitar, which we don't get to hear from Lifeson very often. The other leads are very distinctively him as well, particularly the heavy reverb'd stuff. And I think the song has good textures, and a range of moods and dynamics. But are we setting the bar too low ?? .. I don't even own Victor anymore and never have a desire to even listen to it .. I think some of my dislike comes from the fact that he just didn't seem to dedicate himself .. Sure, he produced it himself, but I think comes from the fact that a) he didn't want to answer to anyone ( which he really should have ) b) he didn't feel the album was worth investing any money in .. Unlike Geddy's album, Victor was recorded prior to the tragedies that befell Neil, and while Rush was intact as a band .. It wasn't as if Alex had some spare time and just tossed it together ... He had the opportunity to make some sort of statement That was his statement but I've already gone too far down this rabbit hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoble Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think I Am The Spirit is a good song and should have gotten some airplay. The chorus is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjnev Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I gave Victor more listens then SnA and VT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Girl Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 No hate here. I once painted the whole main floor of my sister's house whilst listening to Victor. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Because of Victor we now know what Geddy goes through to pick out the short bursts of inspiration and arrange them into actually Rush songs. Geddy is the glue. The glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Because of Victor we now know what Geddy goes through to pick out the short bursts of inspiration and arrange them into actually Rush songs. Geddy is the glue. The glue. Geddy is the sphere! Edited October 11, 2016 by GeddysMullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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