TRF members as Rush Album Ambassadors

[KennyLee]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

[toymaker]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

Good enough. I can't even "air-bass" that solo.

[Lorraine]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

 

Who did the Lerxst rant and what did he rant about?

[KennyLee]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

 

Who did the Lerxst rant and what did he rant about?

 

Our guitar player, of course. Much like Alex's rants I have no idea. It was just a stream of consciousness. The whole afternoon is actually on the internet. I'll look for it. There was a live stream of the event while we played.

 

We were introduced by the wonderful Donna Halper herself. What a great weekend.

[KennyLee]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

Good enough. I can't even "air-bass" that solo.

 

It is tough. Almost as tough as playing it is trying to lock into the drums. It's 4/4 timing but it sounds like Neil is playing it in 13/64 or something. My struggle is always the timing, It used to be"play it as fast as you f***ing can!". Haha Now that I can keep up it is all about locking in. Did pretty well this past weekend. It also doesn't help that it is almost always the last (or close to the last) song so my fingers are tired, sore and cooperating less than they were earlier in the night.

[toymaker]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

 

Who did the Lerxst rant and what did he rant about?

 

deleted again. Oh never mind - jeez I got to get some sleep because I am misunderstanding everything I read today!!!

 

Edited July 15, 2014 by toymaker

[Lorraine]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

 

Who did the Lerxst rant and what did he rant about?

 

Our guitar player, of course. Much like Alex's rants I have no idea. It was just a stream of consciousness. The whole afternoon is actually on the internet. I'll look for it. There was a live stream of the event while we played.

 

We were introduced by the wonderful Donna Halper herself. What a great weekend.

 

Aw, that's nice that she would make herself available for something like this. She must be a wonderful woman, and we have much to be grateful to her for.

[Lorraine]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

 

Who did the Lerxst rant and what did he rant about?

 

deleted again. Oh never mind - jeez I got to get some sleep because I am misunderstanding everything I read today!!!

 

I understand. I was just about to reply when I saw your edit. :cheers:

[Entre_Perpetuo]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

 

Actually that new "experimental" Muse album got old kind of fast (side two doesn't age well; lacks much interesting material aside from the two title tracks). I liked CA a lot more than the new Muse album that year, and I still do. After digesting CA and the the basics modern rock scene in the past two years, I'd say CA actually sounds really modern and fresh. I'm not sure they've been anywhere near as heavy as BU2B or HF since Cygnus X-1 Book I, and the kind of sound they're making seems to recal some of the more modern prog-metal acts out there (like Procupine Tree and Karnivool) more than their 70s music anyway. Of course, that' s'all just my opinion, and I will admit I don't listen to CA as much as most of my other Rush albums since it's so humongous (in more ways than one).

 

And just to keep myself on topic. I'm still the only competitor for AFTK, yay!

[Tombstone Mountain]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

 

Actually that new "experimental" Muse album got old kind of fast (side two doesn't age well; lacks much interesting material aside from the two title tracks). I liked CA a lot more than the new Muse album that year, and I still do. After digesting CA and the the basics modern rock scene in the past two years, I'd say CA actually sounds really modern and fresh. I'm not sure they've been anywhere near as heavy as BU2B or HF since Cygnus X-1 Book I, and the kind of sound they're making seems to recal some of the more modern prog-metal acts out there (like Procupine Tree and Karnivool) more than their 70s music anyway. Of course, that' s'all just my opinion, and I will admit I don't listen to CA as much as most of my other Rush albums since it's so humongous (in more ways than one).

 

And just to keep myself on topic. I'm still the only competitor for AFTK, yay!

This individual gets it...kudos!

[Segue Myles]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

 

Actually that new "experimental" Muse album got old kind of fast (side two doesn't age well; lacks much interesting material aside from the two title tracks). I liked CA a lot more than the new Muse album that year, and I still do. After digesting CA and the the basics modern rock scene in the past two years, I'd say CA actually sounds really modern and fresh. I'm not sure they've been anywhere near as heavy as BU2B or HF since Cygnus X-1 Book I, and the kind of sound they're making seems to recal some of the more modern prog-metal acts out there (like Procupine Tree and Karnivool) more than their 70s music anyway. Of course, that' s'all just my opinion, and I will admit I don't listen to CA as much as most of my other Rush albums since it's so humongous (in more ways than one).

 

And just to keep myself on topic. I'm still the only competitor for AFTK, yay!

This individual gets it...kudos!

 

He said pretty much the same thing I did.

[Tombstone Mountain]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

 

Actually that new "experimental" Muse album got old kind of fast (side two doesn't age well; lacks much interesting material aside from the two title tracks). I liked CA a lot more than the new Muse album that year, and I still do. After digesting CA and the the basics modern rock scene in the past two years, I'd say CA actually sounds really modern and fresh. I'm not sure they've been anywhere near as heavy as BU2B or HF since Cygnus X-1 Book I, and the kind of sound they're making seems to recal some of the more modern prog-metal acts out there (like Procupine Tree and Karnivool) more than their 70s music anyway. Of course, that' s'all just my opinion, and I will admit I don't listen to CA as much as most of my other Rush albums since it's so humongous (in more ways than one).

 

And just to keep myself on topic. I'm still the only competitor for AFTK, yay!

This individual gets it...kudos!

 

He said pretty much the same thing I did.

Nope. Re-read what you wrote. "Modern and fresh" didn't make the cut in your analysis. I put this album OVER Hemispheres and 2112.

[Segue Myles]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

 

Actually that new "experimental" Muse album got old kind of fast (side two doesn't age well; lacks much interesting material aside from the two title tracks). I liked CA a lot more than the new Muse album that year, and I still do. After digesting CA and the the basics modern rock scene in the past two years, I'd say CA actually sounds really modern and fresh. I'm not sure they've been anywhere near as heavy as BU2B or HF since Cygnus X-1 Book I, and the kind of sound they're making seems to recal some of the more modern prog-metal acts out there (like Procupine Tree and Karnivool) more than their 70s music anyway. Of course, that' s'all just my opinion, and I will admit I don't listen to CA as much as most of my other Rush albums since it's so humongous (in more ways than one).

 

And just to keep myself on topic. I'm still the only competitor for AFTK, yay!

This individual gets it...kudos!

 

He said pretty much the same thing I did.

Nope. Re-read what you wrote. "Modern and fresh" didn't make the cut in your analysis. I put this album OVER Hemispheres and 2112.

 

I never said it wasn't modern or fresh, just not groundbreaking.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

 

Actually that new "experimental" Muse album got old kind of fast (side two doesn't age well; lacks much interesting material aside from the two title tracks). I liked CA a lot more than the new Muse album that year, and I still do. After digesting CA and the the basics modern rock scene in the past two years, I'd say CA actually sounds really modern and fresh. I'm not sure they've been anywhere near as heavy as BU2B or HF since Cygnus X-1 Book I, and the kind of sound they're making seems to recal some of the more modern prog-metal acts out there (like Procupine Tree and Karnivool) more than their 70s music anyway. Of course, that' s'all just my opinion, and I will admit I don't listen to CA as much as most of my other Rush albums since it's so humongous (in more ways than one).

 

And just to keep myself on topic. I'm still the only competitor for AFTK, yay!

This individual gets it...kudos!

 

He said pretty much the same thing I did.

Nope. Re-read what you wrote. "Modern and fresh" didn't make the cut in your analysis. I put this album OVER Hemispheres and 2112.

 

I never said it wasn't modern or fresh, just not groundbreaking.

 

Ah, that much I can agree with. It certainly doesn't contribute a ton to the current music scene as a whole, but it does make a Rush a part of that scene. As for the Muse album (I'm a big Muse fan too if you couldn't tell), I'd say maybe one song on the 2012 lp was that "groundbreaking." The rest was pretty neat and new for the band, but kind of ripped off a ton of other artists, old and new. But it was a nice experiment.

[toymaker]

What is the difference between being "groundbreaking" and being "modern and fresh"? I mean, I think I know, but I just want to be sure we have the same idea...

[KennyLee]

In my mind...

 

Groundbreaking sets everyone else on a new path. Showing the music scene a whole new approach.

 

Modern and fresh is closer to matching the existing scene and breaking away from what you yourself have done in the past. A departure from yourself towards the modern sound if you will.

 

Am I close?

[toymaker]

In my mind...

 

Groundbreaking sets everyone else on a new path. Showing the music scene a whole new approach.

 

Modern and fresh is closer to matching the existing scene and breaking away from what you yourself have done in the past. A departure from yourself towards the modern sound if you will.

 

Am I close?

Sounds good to me. There's definitely something "pioneering" about the former term, but freshness seems to come close as a synonym, in some ways. But then, I guess a "fresh" bagel is still just a regular bagel. But maybe that's not what we mean by fresh with respect to music. Would a groundbreaking bagel be a bagel that has something in it that no one has ever put into a bagel before? And of course that bothers the traditional bagel eaters because they want what they love. Give me my Terry Brown-baked bagel!

[EagleMoon]

I'm taking Hemispheres and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me.

 

KennyLee? (No offense, but I'll vote for Kenny. I suspect he sleeps with the LP sleeve.)

 

 

I've never fought a girl... but for Hemispheres?

 

 

:bang bang: - - - - (Anyone else)

I'm claiming the "red vinyl" Hemispheres - it sounds way better than the crappy regular "black vinyl" LPs.

 

Keep it. I will be the Ambassador of my original copy with all of the scratches on it from where I dropped the needle 5,000 times ti learn the bass solo in La Villa and the extra deep grooves on side 1 from playing it over and over and over and... you get the idea.

 

I keep it next to my 5 gallon bucket of worn out needles.

 

I just spent my last weekend in NJ playing Hemispheres: Prelude, The Sphere, Circumstances, The Trees and La Villa Strangiato (with full jazz breakdown and Lerxst rant) at RatCon.

 

I know every note of that song and will except all challengers.

 

:bang bang:

 

Who did the Lerxst rant and what did he rant about?

 

Our guitar player, of course. Much like Alex's rants I have no idea. It was just a stream of consciousness. The whole afternoon is actually on the internet. I'll look for it. There was a live stream of the event while we played.

 

We were introduced by the wonderful Donna Halper herself. What a great weekend.

 

I saw your video up on Facebook. You guys did great!

 

How about we share Hemispheres? I don't want to fight you over it. It's too much awesomeness for just one person. Though I have to say I can play the entire album as well.

[Lorraine]

I can't watch so I will take Eagle's word for it. I know for a fact that if you were terrible, she'd tell you.

[EagleMoon]

I can't watch so I will take Eagle's word for it. I know for a fact that if you were terrible, she'd tell you.

 

Haha! That was evil.

[Lorraine]

I can't watch so I will take Eagle's word for it. I know for a fact that if you were terrible, she'd tell you.

 

Haha! That was evil.

 

I didn't mean it to be evil. You would tell him the truth if you didn't like it, or if you thought his band was the pits.

[EagleMoon]

I can't watch so I will take Eagle's word for it. I know for a fact that if you were terrible, she'd tell you.

 

Haha! That was evil.

 

I didn't mean it to be evil. You would tell him the truth if you didn't like it, or if you thought his band was the pits.

 

I guess it was the way you phrased it. Struck me as funny.

[toymaker]

 

I saw your video up on Facebook. You guys did great!

 

How about we share Hemispheres? I don't want to fight you over it. It's too much awesomeness for just one person. Though I have to say I can play the entire album as well.

 

How can I find this video? Do I have to join facebook?

[EagleMoon]

 

I saw your video up on Facebook. You guys did great!

 

How about we share Hemispheres? I don't want to fight you over it. It's too much awesomeness for just one person. Though I have to say I can play the entire album as well.

 

How can I find this video? Do I have to join facebook?

 

I'm not sure. I'm friends with Donna Halper so I saw it posted on her Facebook page.

[Tombstone Mountain]

It's sonically awesome, having been masterfully mastered by Nick Raskuellnics (I know I probablyy spelt that wrong, forgive me Nick), and, following Vapor Trails and Snakes and Arrows, doesn't disappoint. This is Rush's first full concept album, differing from 2112 and Hemispheres as they only had one epic song on the first side. Words cannot describe the intensity and excellence of this album, and Neil Leart's lyrics have never been better. This is truly an album for the ages!

 

How's that?

Excellent. I feel like I've found my brutha from anutha mutha.

 

What really blows mind is how it packs great song after song. We got 5 all-timers on this thing. They even got a song that isn't a song—and that one still kicks ass. Man I hope they keep Nick. He knowz wuz up!

 

This album makes all the 70's stuff look like childs play.

When I hit 60, I wanna be that amazing.

 

I LOVE CA!

 

But I disagree about it being better than the seventies...

Stuff from the 70's is so dated. Great stuff, but Clockwork Angels has more balls than all of that era's music put together.

 

CA plays it very safe to me

Turn in thy Rush card. Just kidding dude. That statement is funny. Ain't nothing "safe" about CA

As for the songs themselves, nothing here is exactly groundbreaking or even new for the band

This is where you're off.

 

The album is chock full of new sonic creations.

HF?

CA?

Caravan?

SCOG?

HE?

BU2B?

The Wreckers?

Carnies?

The Anarchist?

The Garden?

WTW?

 

What, on God's green earth, isn't new or fresh about these freaking songs?

 

The songs are new, yes, but nothing groundbreaking! And of course it does help that they are the best songs the band has written for years, maybe even decades. But they are all fairly standard rock songs, the best of them harking back to the sound of the seventies, but without really breaking new ground musically, in fact, nowhere do they sound at their peak. Clockwork Angels is a beast of a song, but compare it to Xanadu or even The Camera Eye, it just sort of reaches towards that level but doesn't quite make its goal. Headlong Flight is an ace track, absolutely astonishing, but it borrows again from the old sound and simply sounds like a terrific rock song, but not a particularly modern one. The Garden is beautiful, and a refreshing closer.

 

But their masterpiece? No. Bands like Muse released groundbreaking and experimental albums in 2012, the only thing keeping them below the high standard of Rush's CA is the fact CA really was that great! But it still doesn't change the fact that other bands are pushing music forward, or even making the best of what is current, in much the same way as Rush did at the peak of their creative powers.

 

But CA, their best album? Looking at facts on a paper, it really is just an ordinary rock album. Sure it is their first full concept album, but the story fails to be coherent. I honestly have no idea what the story is about, which is funny considering Red Barchetta set up a whole futuristic setting wih a small world tale that successfully set pulses racing and the mind thinking in just a few short minutes...and as a long-form conceptual piece, it is better than The Fountain Of Lamneth or Hemispheres, but only because the music is tighter. 2112 still walks all over this, with an emotional urgency and firey passion that manages to overcome its almost juvenile premise.

 

Seriously, Rush have created albums of such power and greatness, havingin the past pushed their talents to the max, resulting in the creation of highly memorable tunes. CA is all of these, but not quite to their highest standard, which I think is clear once you take a closer examination.

 

CA is great enough to be a favourite, but great enough to be placed above historical milestones such as 2112 or Moving Pictures? Sorry, no way! If a young band created this, the world would be their oyster. But a legendary forty year old- and counting- band wrote this, and their real glories shine much brighter than this!

Thought about this for a while. Some observations and questions for Segue:

 

 

To say that CA doesn't break new ground for Rush seems incorrect. Every song on the album breaks new ground while in some way "sounding" like themselves. Every song is unique and powerful. In terms of reaching the level of Xanadu or TCE in terms of complexity or length, they already did that. Long form conceptual pieces are not where the band is currently. They're not reaching for the past, though the songs sound inherently like Rush.

 

What does sounding "modern" mean? When I read the term "pushing music forward" music I think of NIN, Metallica, or someone who invented a genre. I guess they would be groundbreakers.

HF sounds like a typical rock song? What is a typical rock song? There's a ton of nuance and new direction for the band in that piece.