Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Not sure if this thread has been done before, but I figured I'd start it anyways. Pretty straightforward: what's the best guitar sound/song on each album. In your opinion of course (unless it disagrees with mine ;) )(As usual posting only the albums I've listened to )Rush: ...Working Man for the riff, but if you ignore Alex's less experienced earlier style the whole album is great for guitar!2112: 2112, namely the solos in Presentation, Soliloquy, and Grand Finale, but I love the start of Something For NothingAFTK: Xanadu (for the intro)Hemispheres: La Villa Strangiato (was there ever any question?)PeW: The Spirit Of RadioMP: Red BarchettaSignals: The Analog KidP/G: Between The WheelsPoW: Territories/Middletown DreamsHYF: Turn The Page/Open Secrets/Lock And Key...CA: Clockwork Angels (that guitar entrance is still the most amazing sound on the album to me) Edited July 10, 2014 by Entre_Perpetuo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 unless it disagrees with mine ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Rush: Working ManFly By Night: By-TorCaress of Steel: The Fountain of Lamneth2112: The Grand FinaleA Farewell To Kings: The beginning of Xanadu, A Farewell To KingsHemispheres: La Villa Strangiato (all of it), the instrumental break in The TreesPermanent Waves: Guitar solo in Freewill, The Spirit of Radio (all of it), Hyperspace in Natural ScienceMoving Pictures: Limelight and Red BarchettaSignals: The Analog KidGrace Under Pressure: Between The WheelsPower Windows: Marathon and Middletown DreamsHold Your Fire: Lock and Key :haz: (especially the ASOH version)Presto: PrestoRoll The Bones: Dreamline's guitar solo with all the delay and whammy bar usage :DCounterparts: The whole flipping album. More specifically the solo in Cut To The Chase, then Double Agent and Cold Fire :DTest For Echo: Test For Echo, Time and Motion :haz: Virtuality :haz: Totem guitar soloVapor Trails: Ceiling Unlimited, Secret Touch, EarthshineSnakes and Arrows: The Main Monkey Business, Armor and SwordClockwork Angels: The Anarchist, Headlong Flight, but the best one is probably the solo in The Garden. Very beautiful. Good thread! Edited July 10, 2014 by BowlCity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Rush: What You're DoingFBN: AnthemCoS: The Necromancer2112: 2112, Bangkok guitar soloAFTK: XanaduHemi: Hemispheres, La Villa soloPeW: Natural ScienceMP: Red BarchettaSig: The Analog KidGUP: The Body ElectricPoW: Emotion DetectorHYF: Time Stand StillPresto: Show Don't TellRTB: DreamlineCP: The Speed of LoveT4E: Test for Echo, Totem soloVT: Secret TouchSnA: HopeCA: Clockwork Angels, The Garden solo Edited July 10, 2014 by Geddy's Soul Patch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Rush - Working Man Fly By Night - Fly By Night Caress of Steel - The Fountain of Lamneth 2112 - 2112 (Overture) A Farewell to Kings - Xanadu Hemispheres - La Villa Strangiato Permanent Waves - The Spirit of Radio Moving Pictures - YYZ Signals - The Analog Kid Grace Under Pressure - Between the Wheels Power Windows - Emotion Detector Hold Your Fire - Mission Presto - Show Don't Tell Roll the Bones - Dreamline Counterparts - Cut to the Chase Test for Echo - Driven Vapor Trails - Nocturne Snakes & Arrows - Hope Clockwork Angels - Headlong Flight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 This is hard for me to answer because there is no Rush song that Alex doesn't stand out for me. Be that as it may, here is my opinion: Rush: Working ManFBN: Fly By NightCoS: The Fountain of Lamneth2112: 2112AFTK: XanaduHemi: Hemispheres, La Villa StrangiatoPeW: Natural ScienceMP: Red Barchetta, Tom SawyerSig: The WeaponGUP: The Body Electric, Kid GlovesPoW: Mystic RhythmsHYF: Time Stand StillPresto: Show Don't TellRTB: DreamlineCP: Alien Shore, The Speed of LoveT4E: Test for Echo, Totem VT: Ghost RiderSnA: No commentCA: Clockwork Angels, The Ninny Garden 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) I would just like to give some love to these two gems because I tend to doubt anyone will......Here Again some of the best guitar work from Alex everCinderella Man great break and wah wah :) Edited July 10, 2014 by Narpski 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The Ninny Garden :laughing guy: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The Ninny Garden :laughing guy:The Garden-o-Ninnies.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Wow, it took me forever after posting the thread to actually come up with a list myself. A lot harder than I thought! Even in the background in the mid eighties, Alex never ceases to stand out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P No. I'm too old to have a crush on an equally old rocker. But his guitar wraps itself around my soul. In all of my decades of listening to music, no other guitarist - ever - has affected me like Alex. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P No. I'm too old to have a crush on an equally old rocker. But his guitar wraps itself around my soul. In all of my decades of listening to music, no other guitarist - ever - has affected me like Alex. ...deep. Wonderful posting! It's time's like these I wish I knew how to post more emoticons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P No. I'm too old to have a crush on an equally old rocker. But his guitar wraps itself around my soul. In all of my decades of listening to music, no other guitarist - ever - has affected me like Alex. And you question your music appreciation. You appreciate music just fine, sister. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P No. I'm too old to have a crush on an equally old rocker. But his guitar wraps itself around my soul. In all of my decades of listening to music, no other guitarist - ever - has affected me like Alex. ...deep. Wonderful posting! It's time's like these I wish I knew how to post more emoticons. :)Fixed.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P No. I'm too old to have a crush on an equally old rocker. But his guitar wraps itself around my soul. In all of my decades of listening to music, no other guitarist - ever - has affected me like Alex. And you question your music appreciation. You appreciate music just fine, sister. Coming from you (and I mean that sincerely), that means a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyLee Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 This is hard for me to answer because there is no Rush song that Alex doesn't stand out for me. Be that as it may, here is my opinion: Rush: Working ManFBN: Fly By NightCoS: The Fountain of Lamneth2112: 2112AFTK: Xanadu Hemi: Hemispheres, La Villa StrangiatoPeW: Natural ScienceMP: Red Barchetta, Tom SawyerSig: The WeaponGUP: The Body Electric, Kid GlovesPoW: Mystic RhythmsHYF: Time Stand StillPresto: Show Don't TellRTB: DreamlineCP: Alien Shore, The Speed of LoveT4E: Test for Echo, TotemVT: Ghost RiderSnA: No commentCA: Clockwork Angels, The Ninny Garden Fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Rush -- Working ManFly By Night -- AnthemCaress of Steel -- The Necromancer2112 -- 2112A Farewell to Kings -- Closer to the HeartHemispheres -- La Villa StrangiatoPermanent Waves -- Jacob's LadderMoving Pictures -- LimelightSignals -- ChemistryGrace Under Pressure -- Between the WheelsPower Windows -- Emotion DetectorHold Your Fire -- MissionPresto -- Available LightRoll the Bones -- Ghost of a ChanceCounterparts -- Leave That Thing AloneTest for Echo -- DrivenVapor Trails -- Secret TouchSnakes & Arrows -- The Larger BowlClockwork Angels -- Clockwork Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Rush: What You're Doing - LOVE that solo! As someone else said already though, the guitar is really great on this whole album.Fly By Night: By-Tor and the SnowdogCaress of Steel: The Necromancer, OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!2112: 2112, although Lessons is a very close 2nd.A Farewell To Kings: XanaduHemispheres: Impossible to choose between La Villa Strangiato (best guitar solo EVER!), and Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, which holds some of Alex's key signature guitar riffs.Permanent Waves: Natural ScienceMoving Pictures: Limelight - another of Alex's signature soundsSignals: I have to go with The Weapon - the solo is some of the most inventive playing I've ever heard (that actually sounds good!), but Analog Kid is a very close 2nd.Grace Under Pressure: AfterimagePower Windows: Emotion DetectorHold Your Fire: Open SecretsPresto: Show Don't TellRoll The Bones: I withhold my vote on this one for now since I haven't listened to this album in quite some time.Counterparts: Cut To The ChaseTest For Echo: I withhold my vote on this one for now since I haven't listened to this album in quite some time.Vapor Trails: I withhold my vote on this one for now since I haven't listened to this album in quite some time.Snakes and Arrows: The Main Monkey Business,Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight - though The Anarchist and Halo Effect are right up there as well. I am absolutely stunned at how much I agree with Rush Are Awesome and Bowl City on this one! :cheers: Edited July 10, 2014 by Empty Mindless Spectre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Alex never ceases to stand out. He always stands out, and it is always Alex that draws me into the music. Always. Sounds like someone's got a slight crush on Lerxst. :P No. I'm too old to have a crush on an equally old rocker. But his guitar wraps itself around my soul. In all of my decades of listening to music, no other guitarist - ever - has affected me like Alex. Same here. I think a lot of that has to do with his choice of phrasing. He never plays what you think he would play in a given song. Other guitarists play it safe but he never has. His solos especially teeter on the edge of falling into oblivion but they never quite do. That's what keeps his guitar work so special, fresh and new sounding. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lachrymal Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Rush: What You're DoingFBN: AnthemCoS: The Necromancer2112: 2112, Bangkok guitar soloAFTK: XanaduHemi: Hemispheres, La Villa soloPeW: Natural ScienceMP: Red BarchettaSig: The Analog KidGUP: The Body ElectricPoW: Emotion DetectorHYF: Time Stand StillPresto: Show Don't TellRTB: DreamlineCP: The Speed of LoveT4E: Test for Echo, Totem soloVT: Secret TouchSnA: HopeCA: Clockwork Angels, The Garden solo Good choices, I agree with most of these. I think it's funny you put "Hope" for SnA. I'd probably go with Main Monkey Business or The Way the Wind Blows. For CA I gotta go with Caravan or BU2B. Most absurd choice is What You're Doing above Working Man. That f***ing riff, man! It's goddamned iconic! There are some others I'd disagree with but not as strongly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakly Criminal Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 BowlCity killed it. Any differences would be petty and nitpicking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Rush: What You're DoingFBN: AnthemCoS: The Necromancer2112: 2112, Bangkok guitar soloAFTK: XanaduHemi: Hemispheres, La Villa soloPeW: Natural ScienceMP: Red BarchettaSig: The Analog KidGUP: The Body ElectricPoW: Emotion DetectorHYF: Time Stand StillPresto: Show Don't TellRTB: DreamlineCP: The Speed of LoveT4E: Test for Echo, Totem soloVT: Secret TouchSnA: HopeCA: Clockwork Angels, The Garden solo Good choices, I agree with most of these. I think it's funny you put "Hope" for SnA. I'd probably go with Main Monkey Business or The Way the Wind Blows. For CA I gotta go with Caravan or BU2B. Most absurd choice is What You're Doing above Working Man. That f***ing riff, man! It's goddamned iconic! There are some others I'd disagree with but not as strongly. Lol, I went with What You're Doing as well! No doubt Working Man is the obvious choice, and a classic for sure, but I guess I feel the same way about it as Tom Sawyer. And What You're Doing is a truly great song that gets no recognition whatsoever. That solo is one of my all-time favorites…. :haz: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Rush: What You're DoingFBN: AnthemCoS: The Necromancer2112: 2112, Bangkok guitar soloAFTK: XanaduHemi: Hemispheres, La Villa soloPeW: Natural ScienceMP: Red BarchettaSig: The Analog KidGUP: The Body ElectricPoW: Emotion DetectorHYF: Time Stand StillPresto: Show Don't TellRTB: DreamlineCP: The Speed of LoveT4E: Test for Echo, Totem soloVT: Secret TouchSnA: HopeCA: Clockwork Angels, The Garden solo Good choices, I agree with most of these. I think it's funny you put "Hope" for SnA. I'd probably go with Main Monkey Business or The Way the Wind Blows. For CA I gotta go with Caravan or BU2B. Most absurd choice is What You're Doing above Working Man. That f***ing riff, man! It's goddamned iconic! There are some others I'd disagree with but not as strongly. Lol, I went with What You're Doing as well! No doubt Working Man is the obvious choice, and a classic for sure, but I guess I feel the same way about it as Tom Sawyer. And What You're Doing is a truly great song that gets no recognition whatsoever. That solo is one of my all-time favorites…. :haz:Yes and it was a great encore at least once that I know of..... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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