Thunder Bay Rush Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hi everyone, new guy here from Thunder Bay, Ontario. For some reason YYZ always comes up as the best instrumental, but I'm not so sure about that one. Good song, but the best? My vote goes to La Villa Strangiatto, no contest. All three players are smokin' especially Lifeson. Crazy solos. And, if you realize they were only 23 or 24 when they wrote that one. NUTS! And, I'm new here, so if this question was asked before... Please don't throw any Rush mudcakes at me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brava Doh! Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 As an old guy here from Thunder Bay, Ontario, welcome. I don't have a real favourite instrumental. La Villa is probably the one I ahve the most fun listening to, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyali Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 La Villa is probably my go to on this one. However I would like to see where's my thing played some more. I've been seeing them live since counterparts and don't believe it's been played once since RTB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vital signz Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Agreed. No comparison. First, the effort that went into that song....all 9:35 of it. Beautiful classical guitar intro The slow build into the power chords The sections of all of the song, each so well composed and tightly played: I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds! (0:00) II. To sleep, perchance to dream... ( 0:27) III. Strangiato theme (2:00) IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland (3:16) V. Monsters! (5:49) VI. The Ghost of the Aragon (6:10) VII. Danforth and Pape (6:45) VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves (7:26) IX. Never turn your back on a Monster! (7:52) X. Monsters! (Reprise) (8:03) XI. Strangiato theme (Reprise) (8:17) XII. A Farewell to Things (9:17) 12 parts all perfect. The emotion is palpable. The delicacy of parts, the intensity and power of others. Broon's production and mixing is impeccable. I believe it is the single best rock instrumental ever recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hmmmm, I get the feeling you've listened to that song a time or two... Alex's guitar work is SO good all throughout, but it's also very original. I'd never heard anything like that before and back then I was (and still am) a big fan of Steve Hackett and Steve Howe. Even when he was 24, he could give those boys a run for their English Pounds. It amazes me that Alex doesn't receive more recognition as one of the VERY best rock guitar players. Neil and Geddy often clean up in polls and reviews, but for some reason, Alex seems to get screwed over. I'm sick of hearing about Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page. Back to the song - Geddy and Neil... the back and forth solos after the mid-section are unreal. I've been playing drums all my life and I still can't quite get that solo down. (Very close, but NOT "down.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brava Doh! Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 QUOTE (tommyali @ Sep 2 2012, 08:32 PM) I would like to see where's my thing played some more. Agree, absolutely. It'd be nice if it made a comeback on this tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoote Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 La Villa Strangiato most definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 QUOTE (vital signz @ Sep 2 2012, 09:32 PM)Agreed. No comparison. First, the effort that went into that song....all 9:35 of it. Beautiful classical guitar intro The slow build into the power chords The sections of all of the song, each so well composed and tightly played: I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds! (0:00) II. To sleep, perchance to dream... ( 0:27) III. Strangiato theme (2:00) IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland (3:16) V. Monsters! (5:49) VI. The Ghost of the Aragon (6:10) VII. Danforth and Pape (6:45) VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves (7:26) IX. Never turn your back on a Monster! (7:52) X. Monsters! (Reprise) (8:03) XI. Strangiato theme (Reprise) (8:17) XII. A Farewell to Things (9:17) 12 parts all perfect. The emotion is palpable. The delicacy of parts, the intensity and power of others. Broon's production and mixing is impeccable. I believe it is the single best rock instrumental ever recorded. and dead on accurate. Yes, La Villa. It is the one song I always want to hear on every tour. Alex's solo Although YYZ is a close, close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PocketfullofSilver Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 As much as I love the jams of La Villa and YYZ I gotta say I love Hope, and Broons Bane more. The intro Alex played to CTTH on last tour was just beautiful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenken Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 YYZ over La Villa for 1 main reason, its short like a normal song, but has a ton of parts crammed into it. Its very hard hitting, where La Villa is strung out a bit, not as many parts crammed in, some longer drawn out sections, so to me its just not quite as refined as YYZ, which is no surprise that YYZ came later. They realized what was good about La Villa, and what could be improved to create the perfect instrumental. There's no singing, so shorten it, add more in it so it feels packed to make up for the lack of vocals. I like La Villa, but not on the same level of perfection that YYZ is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Duio Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Probably LVS for the killer drums. YYZ is probably next, though like was said above I think they should play PArt 4 of the Gangster of Boats Trilogy this tour as it's badass.* *And please, no Limbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJetsman Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 La Villa Strangiato is the best IMO, but YYZ is definitely a close 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On TheRoad To Adventure Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 My favourite is "The Main Monkey Business" especially the live version on the Snakes and Arrows DVD. After that, YYZ, Leave that Thing Alone, La Villa, Hope... Oh forget it - how can I even pick a favourite - I love them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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