hughes&kettner Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 ok, so here's a little mix tape i made for the car: caravan bu2b bytor- from fly by night bytor- from rush in rio bytor- from all the world's a stage the weapon armor and sword mission freeze closer to the heart- from exit...stage left my initial motive was simply having the 2 new tracks (my god they are fantastic songs) in the car and just throwing a few other tracks on the cd so as not to "waste" a cd...BUT the more i listen to bytor, the more i hear things i've never heard beofore. specifically- the battle that goes on metaphorically/musically during the guitar solo...lifeson is such a god damned freak on this track- you can hear snow dog slashing at his foe in an all-out battle to the death. guts spilling, feet stomping...i've heard that song a million times, but never heard the battle. god i love rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 ByTor and the Snowdog is among my favorite songs. I think the quiet period during the live ATWAS version is probably the best Alex solo I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWriter Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Adore this song!! I really do. (: I think it's among their best compositions. Just the way it's pieced together is brilliant. It tells a story without saying a single word in parts. This is probably my favourite song on FBN -- and for good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lost Xanadu Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I've been listening to this track alot lately myself. Not that I thought it wasn't good before but I'm really paying attention to it more now and its soo soo awesome! I like the live version from 'All the World's A Stage" the most. I think Alex's guitar work in that version is amazing especially during the battle section. It reminds me a bit of something David Gilmour would do...sounds very Floyd-esque or more so, it sounds like when Jimmy Page plays his guitar with the bow..its just a nice sound to my ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/vagnercruz/The%20Word%20and%20The%20Pictures/By-TorandSnowDog.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughes&kettner Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 QUOTE (Babycat @ Dec 11 2010, 05:03 PM) http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/vagnercruz/The%20Word%20and%20The%20Pictures/By-TorandSnowDog.jpg nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Wince Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 QUOTE (hughes&kettner @ Dec 11 2010, 03:45 PM) ok, so here's a little mix tape i made for the car: caravan bu2b bytor- from fly by night bytor- from rush in rio bytor- from all the world's a stage the weapon armor and sword mission freeze closer to the heart- from exit...stage left my initial motive was simply having the 2 new tracks (my god they are fantastic songs) in the car and just throwing a few other tracks on the cd so as not to "waste" a cd...BUT the more i listen to bytor, the more i hear things i've never heard beofore. specifically- the battle that goes on metaphorically/musically during the guitar solo...lifeson is such a god damned freak on this track- you can hear snow dog slashing at his foe in an all-out battle to the death. guts spilling, feet stomping...i've heard that song a million times, but never heard the battle. god i love rush. I made a similar mix the other day to get the new songs on a cd to listen to as well... and it turned out to be a 3 disc epic compilation spanning their career. HAHA. Disc 1 Finding My Way Need Some Love In The Mood Working Man Fly By Night Anthem Best I Can By Tor And The Snow Dog Beneath, Between and Behind Bastille Day Lakeside Park I Think Im Going Bald A Passage To Bangkok The Twilight Zone Lessons Tears Something For Nothing Disc 2 2112 (Complete Song) Closer To The Heart Xanadu Cygnus X-1 The Trees Circumstances La Villa Strangiato Freewill The Spirit of Radio Entre Nous Disc 3 Tom Sawyer Limelight Red Barchetta YYZ New World Man Subdivisions Distant Early Warning Time Stand Still Bravado Dreamline Roll The Bones Animate One Little Victory Far Cry Caravan BU2B I couldve easily made 4 discs worth of my favorite Rush songs but I only had 3 CD-R's left lol so i had to cut alot out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmclarney Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Dec 11 2010, 03:54 PM) ByTor and the Snowdog is among my favorite songs. I think the quiet period during the live ATWAS version is probably the best Alex solo I've ever heard. I was listening to the most excellent St. Louis 1980 bootleg yesterday in the car...By-Tor in particular sounds amazing!!! Awesome song, and let's not forget Neil's drumming in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWriter Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 QUOTE (mmclarney @ Dec 13 2010, 10:28 AM)QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Dec 11 2010, 03:54 PM) ByTor and the Snowdog is among my favorite songs. I think the quiet period during the live ATWAS version is probably the best Alex solo I've ever heard. I was listening to the most excellent St. Louis 1980 bootleg yesterday in the car...By-Tor in particular sounds amazing!!! Awesome song, and let's not forget Neil's drumming in that one. I was thinking the same exact thing while listening to this today. :D Kind of in a, "Wow, he's got some cool licks in there" (or whatever you call a drum 'lick') way. Really a great song that highlights all three of their respective talents. And is it just me, or does this song remind anyone of the battle between Beowulf and Grendel (obviously in the book Beowulf)? By-Tor, obviously, being Grendel and the Snow Dog being Beowulf. Of course, I have an unhealthy obsession with Grendel because I'm strange like that, but the similarities are kind of interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The ATWAS version is an absolute tour-de-force, probably my favourite live cut ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummut71 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 QUOTE (mmclarney @ Dec 13 2010, 11:28 AM) QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Dec 11 2010, 03:54 PM) ByTor and the Snowdog is among my favorite songs. I think the quiet period during the live ATWAS version is probably the best Alex solo I've ever heard. I was listening to the most excellent St. Louis 1980 bootleg yesterday in the car...By-Tor in particular sounds amazing!!! Awesome song, and let's not forget Neil's drumming in that one. This version is TOPS! Although it is abbreviated... Then again, that boot destroys a lot of stuff they officially released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummut71 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 QUOTE (Tony R @ Dec 13 2010, 06:15 PM) The ATWAS version is an absolute tour-de-force, probably my favourite live cut ever. Only topped by this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 QUOTE (hughes&kettner @ Dec 11 2010, 03:45 PM) ok, so here's a little mix tape i made for the car: caravan bu2b bytor- from fly by night bytor- from rush in rio bytor- from all the world's a stage the weapon armor and sword mission freeze closer to the heart- from exit...stage left my initial motive was simply having the 2 new tracks (my god they are fantastic songs) in the car and just throwing a few other tracks on the cd so as not to "waste" a cd...BUT the more i listen to bytor, the more i hear things i've never heard beofore. specifically- the battle that goes on metaphorically/musically during the guitar solo...lifeson is such a god damned freak on this track- you can hear snow dog slashing at his foe in an all-out battle to the death. guts spilling, feet stomping...i've heard that song a million times, but never heard the battle. god i love rush. Make sure you pack that bowl well before listening to those new songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmclarney Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 QUOTE (rummut71 @ Dec 13 2010, 06:24 PM) QUOTE (mmclarney @ Dec 13 2010, 11:28 AM) QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Dec 11 2010, 03:54 PM) ByTor and the Snowdog is among my favorite songs. I think the quiet period during the live ATWAS version is probably the best Alex solo I've ever heard. I was listening to the most excellent St. Louis 1980 bootleg yesterday in the car...By-Tor in particular sounds amazing!!! Awesome song, and let's not forget Neil's drumming in that one. This version is TOPS! Although it is abbreviated... Then again, that boot destroys a lot of stuff they officially released. Agreed! Much fuller sound compared to ATWAS or ESL, in my opinion. Especially the bottom end. And it's a drum-heavy mix, which I tend to prefer, being a drummer and all. And the band was so TIGHT. Personally, I think performance wise, the band was at their peak in the PeW era. This boot is a great example of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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