Planet X-1 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 and the greatest guitar solo Alex laid down since probably Moving Pictures (yeah, I went there).The Analog Kid has an issue with your hyperbole. ah, okay I missed one. Best guitar solo he laid down since Moving Pictures except for TAK ...these posts made Kid Gloves cry... :( :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfan88 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I remember hearing Marathon live for the first time on the Time Machine tour. Because Power Windows wasn't one of my more listened to albums, I was caught off guard when I realized how powerful Marathon is live and in studio! Since then, that song has become a part of my regular Rush playlist. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I should also mention that when RUSH played in Vancouver on June 30th, 2011 on the Time Machine Tour; this date was near the 30th anniversary of the passing of Terry Fox, which was June 28, 1981. Even though I was sitting up in the stands near Geddy's side of the stage, I created a mini homemade tribute poster for Terry Fox. I was holding it while the band played 'Marathon' and reflecting on things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Is the song about/inspired by Terry Fox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegger68 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Surely everyone knows it's about chocolate bars? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Great song. One of my favorite set of lyrics in all of music. How does that chorus NOT lift one up?? Agreed! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 I remember hearing Marathon live for the first time on the Time Machine tour. Because Power Windows wasn't one of my more listened to albums, I was caught off guard when I realized how powerful Marathon is live and in studio! Since then, that song has become a part of my regular Rush playlist. Same with me. Power Windows is one of my least favorite Rush albums, so Marathon caught me off guard as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 and the greatest guitar solo Alex laid down since probably Moving Pictures (yeah, I went there).The Analog Kid has an issue with your hyperbole. ah, okay I missed one. Best guitar solo he laid down since Moving Pictures except for TAK ...these posts made Kid Gloves cry... :( :P I like Kid Gloves, but that solo doesn't beat out TAK or Marathon to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Is the song about/inspired by Terry Fox? I haven't seen an interview posted referencing Fox specifically if he inspired the song. The song probably has a universal message of anyone's circumstances to overcome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Love it. One of my favorite synth era songs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Surely everyone knows it's about chocolate bars? Maybe for the Power Windows 40th anniversary they could do a remake called Snickers?... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I fell in love with this song when I heard it on the Time Machine Tour CD. The synthesizer solo gives me chills, it floats and shimmers and if I close my eyes I feel as if I am there in the audience. Never get tired of listening to it... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitalsigns318 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I fell in love with this song when I heard it on the Time Machine Tour CD. The synthesizer solo gives me chills, it floats and shimmers and if I close my eyes I feel as if I am there in the audience. Never get tired of listening to it... I love the quote in your tag..about life being unfair. If we think about it we are so much more blessed than we deserve to be...I have had many great blessings in my life and I try to remember that when things don't go my way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisUK Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I took a stab at Marathon on bass guitar for the first time last week, great song. I haven’t figured out how to merge a video track with a direct recording audio track, but here is my humble submission, enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootruss Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) I fell in love with this song when I heard it on the Time Machine Tour CD. The synthesizer solo gives me chills, it floats and shimmers and if I close my eyes I feel as if I am there in the audience. Never get tired of listening to it... Synth solo? Edited November 26, 2019 by bootruss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) I've always liked it as well. The live ASOH version blows away the studio one. Its all in the ending. The album one fades out WAY too soon And on the Time Machine tour they just got rid of it --- WTF. The TM version is meh. Nothing like their prime with this material in 1988 on the HYF tour. To this day that tour still rings so true with me. Their playing on that tour was out of control spot on and the technology not nearly what they have today. All the triggering and timing (by all three of them) needed to pull off those songs in 1988 was awesome to watch. I felt the TM tour was not an inspired tour playing wise IMO. They sizzled on the CA tour though with all the synth era tunes. Marathon was a let down for me on TM. The precision playing from Neil and Alex was missing big time on this version. ASOH is the definitive live version. And it is my favorite tune from Power Windows which is a top 5 album for me. Love it. Edited November 27, 2019 by Todem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 The Chorus from this one is my favorite from PoW, Couldn't get it out of my head when I first heard it. This one, for me, is a close 2nd from PoW just under The Big Money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The400Boys Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 The song probably has a universal message of anyone's circumstances to overcome.In "Marathon" for instance, which is about the triumph of time and a kind of message to myself (because I think life is too short for all the things that I want to do), there's a self- admonition saying that life is long enough. You can do a lot -- just don't burn yourself out too fast trying to do everything at once."Marathon" is a song about individual goals and trying to achieve them. And it's also about the old Chinese proverb: 'The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.'http://www.2112.net/...iancomposer.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Some of Geddy's best vocal performances IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 This song always makes me feel good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Great tune that I sadly wasn't aware of until the Time Machine tour (saw the show in Ottawa, which was an excellent show btw). Bought the Power Windows cd a couple of years later for a long road trip, and it was highly enjoyable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattroland76 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Definitely one of my favorites. And Power Windows is easily in my top 5 Rush albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattroland76 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Definitely one of my favorites. And Power Windows is easily in my top 5 Rush albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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