Lorraine Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 He said this has more songs from the same show: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1727 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Jumping from p. 1 to p.12 so I might be repeating someone. What I first loved about Jacob's Ladder, and still do though I love the whole song, is that Alex bit that mimics the Alex bit from La Villa where he is repeating a pattern to a crescendo (maybe one of the many musicians on this board can tell me what those are called). That was my favorite part of Hemispheres(along with other Alex bits) and I was so worried before PeW came out that they might not do that again. But, there it was in Jacob's Ladder. Awesome. Saved the album for me initially because otherwise it sounded so different from AFTK and Hemi to me, though now I love it for everything it is regardless of what came before. Curiously, Alex wouldn't do that pattern thing again until Losing It and then Prime Mover (if I remember that second one correctly); those didn't have the same impact on me but I still thought it was pretty cool to hear them again. Anyway, love Jacob's Ladder, one of my favorites. Edited March 7, 2015 by Rutlefan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Rutlefan, can you give me a time in the song so I can listen and know what you are talking about? Also, if you don't mind, the time in Hemispheres when Alex does the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) The Rutlefan, can you give me a time in the song so I can listen and know what you are talking about? Also, if you don't mind, the time in Hemispheres when Alex does the same thing? The part from 4:53 to 6:39. Two minutes of pure awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d09-oSVY9iw Edited March 7, 2015 by Rutlefan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 From La Villa, 5:24 to 5:48: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) And from Losing It, starting at 3:56. Not quite the same thing but close enough to make me wish was still making Hemi or PeW at the time (still, I guess). Think I might have been wrong about Prime Mover, being HYF illiterate, but he does it again somewhere on that album I thought. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEagi9co0Ko Edited March 7, 2015 by Rutlefan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks! It's a great song from beginning to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 OK, listened to most of it today in my car...seems a LITTLE fast...but not obnoxiously fast... But it has a really nice sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 From La Villa, 5:24 to 5:48: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNilsLf6eW4 That is one of my favorite parts of La Villa. The man is a genius. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The Rutlefan, can you give me a time in the song so I can listen and know what you are talking about? Also, if you don't mind, the time in Hemispheres when Alex does the same thing? The part from 4:53 to 6:39. Two minutes of pure awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d09-oSVY9iw Amen. Alex is so often left off the list of guitar greats and I think it is because so few "experts" appreciate the artistry of his style. If I ever had to describe his style in one word, it would be "emotional". Point of clarification: I am a terrible musician. I have tried many instruments over the years, but I am just not any good. It's not one of my intelligences, but damn if I don't appreciate people who have that gift. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 If I ever had to describe his style in one word, it would be "emotional". Yes a zillion times. His guitar wraps itself around your soul. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Ever wonder how he writes his stuff? I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 The Rutlefan, can you give me a time in the song so I can listen and know what you are talking about? Also, if you don't mind, the time in Hemispheres when Alex does the same thing? The part from 4:53 to 6:39. Two minutes of pure awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d09-oSVY9iw Amen. Alex is so often left off the list of guitar greats and I think it is because so few "experts" appreciate the artistry of his style. If I ever had to describe his style in one word, it would be "emotional". Point of clarification: I am a terrible musician. I have tried many instruments over the years, but I am just not any good. It's not one of my intelligences, but damn if I don't appreciate people who have that gift. See if you can find on the internet the scanner bootleg Scanning The Waves 6/27/92. It's just Alex's guitar. It's amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Ever wonder how he writes his stuff? I do. Geddy said he runs through different takes and improvises, then they pick out the best parts and splice them together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Ever wonder how he writes his stuff? I do. Geddy said he runs through different takes and improvises, then they pick out the best parts and splice them together. I have read that a couple of times. I find that fascinating. Ged and Alex and have also both said they sometimes put together some stuff and *then* see what they can tie to Neil's lyrics?! It's a bit of a Frankenstein process, eh? But man, it's really alive. I also thought I read somewhere that the whole splicing thing meant that, at one point, the solo in The Garden was not in the song? Wow. That would have been tragic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Ever wonder how he writes his stuff? I do. Geddy said he runs through different takes and improvises, then they pick out the best parts and splice them together. I have read that a couple of times. I find that fascinating. Ged and Alex and have also both said they sometimes put together some stuff and *then* see what they can tie to Neil's lyrics?! It's a bit of a Frankenstein process, eh? But man, it's really alive. I also thought I read somewhere that the whole splicing thing meant that, at one point, the solo in The Garden was not in the song? Wow. That would have been tragic. It probably wasn't when they first composed it. Guitar solos are usually added later if they're actual solos, and not just part of the main melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) The Rutlefan, can you give me a time in the song so I can listen and know what you are talking about? Also, if you don't mind, the time in Hemispheres when Alex does the same thing? The part from 4:53 to 6:39. Two minutes of pure awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d09-oSVY9iw What a song. I hope they find a way to work it into the set. Thanks for pointing out the 4:53 starting point. I intend the following with the most respect - that two minute stretch has to be the ultimate daydream music ever! Ah, a day to dream! Edited March 8, 2015 by Gabrielgil513 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 It's like shafts of light bursting through the clouds. Always makes one stop and take notice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) The Rutlefan, can you give me a time in the song so I can listen and know what you are talking about? Also, if you don't mind, the time in Hemispheres when Alex does the same thing? The part from 4:53 to 6:39. Two minutes of pure awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d09-oSVY9iw I agree - and I'll add that what makes that part so effective is what leads up to it, and what follows - the progression from one section to the next is pure magic I also think Terry Brown needs more recognition as far as his contributions to the overall vibe on these classic albums ... it's quite apparent that the band had great chemistry with him . . Edited March 10, 2015 by Lucas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 I also think Terry Brown needs more recognition as far as his contributions to the overall vibe on these classic albums ... it's quite apparent that the band had great chemistry with him There are a few here, maybe more than that, that agree with you. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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