lifeson90 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I know preaching to converted mainly but...Like, wow. Nothing like it. Anywhere 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The song is brilliant, the guitar is amazing, and in 1975, Rush was Alex's band Not sure which solo you mean L90, but the section following Brooding in the tower . . is as good as it gets 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 The song is brilliant, the guitar is amazing, and in 1975, Rush was Alex's band Not sure which solo you mean L90, but the section following Brooding in the tower . . is as good as it gets yeah is all pretty much beyond superlative but solo i meant beginning 7.08 bud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Not the best quality, but this is the only complete live version of The Necromancer I am aware of .. Starts at about 13:30 Lakeside Park into The Necromancer - does it gets any better ?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Not the best quality, but this is the only complete live version of The Necromancer I am aware of .. Starts at about 13:30 Lakeside Park into The Necromancer - does it gets any better ?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUCn8qCT28 It does: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The song is brilliant, the guitar is amazing, and in 1975, Rush was Alex's bandAnd they kicked ass. :haz: Whenever I hear Alex talk about Limelight being his best guitar solo, I always think "don't you remember the solo from The Necromancer?" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The song is brilliant, the guitar is amazing, and in 1975, Rush was Alex's bandAnd they kicked ass. :haz: Whenever I hear Alex talk about Limelight being his best guitar solo, I always think "don't you remember the solo from The Necromancer?" 1) they were high out of their minds when they did The Necromancer2) they almost never played it live3) he easily may not have listened to it in decades Yeah, I kinda doubt he remembers it tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The song is brilliant, the guitar is amazing, and in 1975, Rush was Alex's bandAnd they kicked ass. :haz: Whenever I hear Alex talk about Limelight being his best guitar solo, I always think "don't you remember the solo from The Necromancer?" Thirteen, I think the exact same thing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Check what he lists under "choice cuts": http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Lifeson%202_zpsmtufc4gg.jpg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) That actually was a great listen despite the sound. Extra points for the Geddy Lee superfan that couldn't shut up. He entertained me between songs. edit: This is a reply to Brucey's video. Edited May 11, 2017 by Mosher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Check what he lists under "choice cuts": http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Lifeson%202_zpsmtufc4gg.jpg Surnie BC? I recall reading an interview with Piggy from Voivod (RIP :( ) and The Necromancer was his #1 pick when it came to lead playing. Personally I prefer Alex' more concise solos of later years but you can't help thrilling to the awesomeness on the odd occasion that Under The Shadow gets stuck on... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Necromancer does need more love. Along with LVS, I think it is Alex's best playing. :haz: :smoke: :7up: :rush: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Check what he lists under "choice cuts": http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Lifeson%202_zpsmtufc4gg.jpg Surnie BC?Typo...shame on the proofreader! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwillchooseFreeWill Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Clapton once said he was singing through the guitar and that's what Alex's solo sounds like to me. And it is golden 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paiste7 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 One of Alex's greatest solos. Ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Clapton once said he was singing through the guitar and that's what Alex's solo sounds like to me.Some guitarists like to 'sing' their guitar solos. They say that the result is better phrasing and dynamics; the reason being you need to take a breath, which prevents you from playing too long a series of notes (if that makes sense). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 One of Alex's greatest solos! Ever! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Yeah ,great solo,blew me away when i first heard it.As for Limelight ,that is pure emotion and playing from the soul,when Alex started 'thinking'about his solos but also remaining for the most part spontaneous.But back to the Necromancer the nearest i can say is that it sounds like Jimmy Page on a good day but at a stretch.I like it as one of his best early solos.I found some of his later solos more inspiring but this debate could go on forever . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Metallica spawned a whole career out of that middle section. Remasters have annoyingly compressed that solo as originally it screeched across the speakers like some wild bird of prey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Surnie BC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Check what he lists under "choice cuts": http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Lifeson%202_zpsmtufc4gg.jpg Surnie BC?Typo...shame on the proofreader!A mash-up of Surrey and Fernie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Check what he lists under "choice cuts": http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Lifeson%202_zpsmtufc4gg.jpg What magazine is the picture taken from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) What magazine is the picture taken from? I can't remember - I just had the Lifeson thing clipped out and on my bedroom wall. I think it was some Guitar for the Practicing Musician special edition of the top 100 guitarists at the time - something like that. Is that magazine still around? Or maybe Guitar Player. So long ago... Edited May 18, 2017 by toymaker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 The Necromancer has always been one of my all-time favorites. I just got a puppy back in March and I named her Mancer (Necromancer is just too long). ;) It's hard for me to choose a favorite solo from The Necromancer though... they are all so awesome. The one at the end of Into the Darkness is so wickedly sinister... the Under the Shadow solo (double solo really!) leaves me mind-blown every single time I hear it - the very end with Alex and Geddy jamming together is sooooo powerful it gets my adrenaline pumping to the hilt... and then the stunning beauty and heartfelt emotion in the Return of the Prince solo almost literally brings tears to my eyes. The whole song is like an amazing rollercoaster ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 What magazine is the picture taken from? I can't remember - I just had the Lifeson thing clipped out and on my bedroom wall. I think it was some Guitar for the Practicing Musician special edition of the top 100 guitarists at the time - something like that. Is that magazine still around? Not sure... I'd love to find a copy of that picture though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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