Texas King Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Which epic is more beloved here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.K.VanMalmsteen Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 The Necromancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 More beloved? By-Tor is great live. Listening at home, I'll take the Necromancer all day. Some of Alex's best work, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Eyes Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 By-Tor for me. Necro is Rush cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taurus Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Which eye do I like the most - right or left? I will not make a Sophie's Choice on my beloved medieval Dungeons & Dragons Rush 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Oh this is a good one, I'm really not sure here. Necromancer always drags a little to me whereas By-Tor always seems a bit rushed (no pun intended) at the start. I'll give them both a fresh listen and see what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Necromancer for me, just for all the guitar goodliness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 More beloved? By-Tor is great live. Listening at home, I'll take the Necromancer all day. Some of Alex's best work, IMO. This post has nailed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 By-Tor for me. My ears prefer it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Alright, after fresh listens to both, I think I prefer By-Tor on its own. To me the Necromancer doesn't work as well outside of CoS, as it really sets up Fountain perfectly. But both are excellent. Edited April 28, 2020 by Entre_Perpetuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Necromancer, it's EPIC! It reminds me of this guy who used to hang around here too, I can't quite remember his name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 By Tor, by far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Bytor. Necromancer drags a bit. Geddy's heavily distorted bass in instrumental section of Bytor is gold. Geddy: "I put my Fender bass through a fuzztone -I can't remember what kind-and then into the board. It was distorted all to ****, so we added phasing, and ultimately put in everything but the kitchen sink. I had all that sound going through a volume pedal, so every time the monster was supposed to growl, I would lean on the volume pedal." Edited April 28, 2020 by HemiBeers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Neither. My prog ears got cooked a long time ago.(It happens when you play guitar. You can burnout on something you used to love.)These days? I really only listen to 2112, Moving Pictures, Signals, Presto, half of Roll the Bones, and Counterparts. Plus a few scattered songs from the synth era. Maybe that'll change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 My prog ears got cooked a long time ago. I really only listen to 2112... Is 2112 not Prog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 My prog ears got cooked a long time ago. I really only listen to 2112... Is 2112 not Prog? Well yeah, but the second side isn't so much. And I only listen to Overture and Temples of Syrinx anymore.But now it's mostly 1981-1993 for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Eyes Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 My prog ears got cooked a long time ago. I really only listen to 2112... Is 2112 not Prog? Perhaps but not in the traditional sense. 2112 is a group of very tight, dramatic sections that form the arc of an epic story. I'd almost call it rock opera over prog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Eyes Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 They almost went with By-Tor and the Show Dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I went for By-Tor. I'm with Goose, I prefer it live; but I still prefer it over the Necromancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddyleegenes Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Bytor and Snowie. Necro gets a point taken away because of the narration. I'd like to hear a new recording of the narration over the rest of the song. Maybe God himself, Morgan Freeman. Or Darth V, James Earl Jones. Or Homer, Dan Castellaneta: "Only their thirst for Duff Beer gives them hunger for vienna sausages. Hmmmmm. Sausages." Edited May 1, 2020 by Geddyleegenes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Necromancer for me, just for all the guitar goodliness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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