Texas King Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 YYZ :Alex: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 La Villa 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 La Villahard to beat that. I was going with maybe 2112 or Cygnus II. The longer epics have more room to display his wares. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 La Villahard to beat that. I was going with maybe 2112 or Cygnus II. The longer epics have more room to display his wares. yeah la villa is the most likely suspect but what about something like the spirit of radio? i am thinking a blend of reggae riffs with a ballsy solo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 La Villa was certainly the first to pop in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 honorable mention for broons bane / the trees on ESL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 This is unconventional, but as far as Alex's range of pre-80s sounds is concerned, I think Cinderella Man actually presents a lot of sides of his playing very efficiently. Heavy riffing, Townsend-esque rhythm playing, atmospherics and sound effects, the totally psychedelic wah-wah solo! Now of course he had whole new dimensions he began exploring around PeW, but I'm hard pressed to think of a song that really encompasses his full range of 70s and 80s playing without really leaning more one way or the other. Maybe Red Barchetta, maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 La Villa is the obvious choice - so many styles with that one. But I'll add: Spirit of radioAvailable LightVirtualityCut to the Chase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 La Villa and Freewill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Xanadu surely must be in the mix here. atmospheric build up, killer rhythm riffs, solo blah blah blah was there another song with more double- double neck goodness? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 La Villa La This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Xanadu surely must be in the mix here. atmospheric build up, killer rhythm riffs, solo blah blah blah was there another song with more double- double neck goodness? Tasty Tangy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Natural Science, maybe? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 La VillaLa Villa and FreewillXanadu surely must be in the mix here. atmospheric build up, killer rhythm riffs, solo blah blah blah was there another song with more double- double neck goodness?Natural Science, maybe? Yes to all of the above. Natural Science is a killer. Right up there with La Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Alex is a very emotional player (this is just my opinion and not meant as a definitive statement). His guitar wraps itself right around your soul at times. Edited March 28, 2020 by Lorraine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Alex is a very emotional player 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 LONG PIECES: La Villa Strangiato is off the chain, obviously, showcasing all of his styles.But also 2112 for that delicate "Discovery" interlude. I play that part sometimes on a classical and nobody recognizes it. SHORT PIECES: Red Barchetta has pretty much every guitar element that made him famous. But not YYZ. It doesn't have those famous arpeggios. I'd have to closely listen to Signals and Presto again, to find more finalists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 La Villa La This.La Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Eyes Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Alex is a very emotional player (this is just my opinion and not meant as a definitive statement). His guitar wraps itself right around your soul at times. Nothing controversial about that, Lorraine. I think everyone would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Eyes Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 ??? Interesting. The variety in Al's repertoire, seems to me, is on display more often on, say, the first 9 albums than it was afterwards. I think this might be one of the big reasons I love old Rush so much. I love variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 This is unconventional, but as far as Alex's range of pre-80s sounds is concerned, I think Cinderella Man actually presents a lot of sides of his playing very efficiently. Heavy riffing, Townsend-esque rhythm playing, atmospherics and sound effects, the totally psychedelic wah-wah solo! Now of course he had whole new dimensions he began exploring around PeW, but I'm hard pressed to think of a song that really encompasses his full range of 70s and 80s playing without really leaning more one way or the other. Maybe Red Barchetta, maybe. unconventional perhaps but to got to agree for a shorter song. another short song where he shines is making memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planet X-1 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Analog Kid? Killer riffs, face-melting solo, and bouncy rhythm guitar...tight and compact song... :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Analog Kid? Killer riffs, face-melting solo, and bouncy rhythm guitar...tight and compact song... :) Absolutely - he was fighting to be heard within the mix, as well as within such a keyboard heavy genre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I don’t like the guitar solo in the Analogue Kid.Sure it’s full of fire but to me it just sounds throwaway and doesn’t say anything.Just myo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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