snowdogged Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Seriously, none of you people have figured out that Alex is a pathological liar, yet? During interviews, before every single tour he starts throwing out different songs that they will be playing and they never get played. Alex has been giving us bogus information for decades now. Edited because I forgot to mention that I have also seen Alex kick a baby. (Or it may have been a football, I wasn't wearing my glasses at the time.) Edited May 22, 2015 by snowdogged 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 When they contradict each other it seems wise to go with what geddy or neil remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would have to go back and check, but I am almost positive that I read in my Rush book that La Villa had to be recorded in pieces. I'll go check and report back. :) What is it for Rush book you have? What is it called? Zumbi, the name of the book is Contents Under Pressure. I think the author is Martin Poppoff (not sure if the spelling of his last name is correct).I would have to go back and check, but I am almost positive that I read in my Rush book that La Villa had to be recorded in pieces. I'll go check and report back. :) What is it for Rush book you have? What is it called? Zumbi, the name of the book is Contents Under Pressure. I think the author is Martin Poppoff (not sure if the spelling of his last name is correct). I read this one several years ago and it was good. Here's an Amazon link Thanks both of you! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Alex made the point on Renman Live that it only took two takes for La Villa (one practice and the second take was recorded), and both of them were played all the way through as a band. On Beyond the Lighted Stage the point was made that they had to "admit defeat" when they couldn't play it all the way through in a single take, and had to record it in parts. He said that about Xanadu in the Renman interview, but I don't remember him saying it about La Villa. Yeah, I'm about 99% sure he first said that about La Villa. He followed that up by saying, "We did the same thing with Xanadu." Again...if that's true, that's very impressive. I'm just not sure it's true, given the disparity in the various recollections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I read in Rush by Brian Harrigan (if my memory does not fail) that they recorded La Villa in one take, but they needed 46(!) tries to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I read in Rush by Brian Harrigan (if my memory does not fail) that they recorded La Villa in one take, but they needed 46(!) tries to get it right. That's actually what prompted Alex to say it only took them two takes. On the Renman interview, Alex was asked if it really took them 49 tries to get it right, and he responded that it only took two. He said the second time through is what we hear on the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The mystery of the recording of La Villa Strangiato! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. I'm thinking a lot of the difficulty comes from the multiple time signatures and the tight unison playing. When I hear other bands try to play it, it often sounds like crap since they get all out of synch with one another. Many times it is the guitar part that sounds the worst, IMO. I guess Alex's parts aren't as easy to play as they sometimes sound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. It goes through a lot of "moods" which can be hard to get right when you're coming off a part with a different feel. And there are segments that are pretty intricate. If any one person screws up during one of those sections, then that part would need to be re-tracked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. It goes through a lot of "moods" which can be hard to get right when you're coming off a part with a different feel. And there are segments that are pretty intricate. If any one person screws up during one of those sections, then that part would need to be re-tracked. Natural Science sounds hard to play as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. It goes through a lot of "moods" which can be hard to get right when you're coming off a part with a different feel. And there are segments that are pretty intricate. If any one person screws up during one of those sections, then that part would need to be re-tracked. Natural Science sounds hard to play as well. It does indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. It goes through a lot of "moods" which can be hard to get right when you're coming off a part with a different feel. And there are segments that are pretty intricate. If any one person screws up during one of those sections, then that part would need to be re-tracked. Natural Science sounds hard to play as well. It does indeed. Geddy freaks me out in this tune - stretching from the 4th fret on the D to the 7th on the A under the "Quantum leap forward" bit. I get pooped after doing that just a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Never understood why this sing is cited as so hard to play. The main riff doesn't seem all that tough. Can anyone elaborate? I hear other rush tunes that sound tougher. I'm thinking a lot of the difficulty comes from the multiple time signatures and the tight unison playing. When I hear other bands try to play it, it often sounds like crap since they get all out of synch with one another. Many times it is the guitar part that sounds the worst, IMO. I guess Alex's parts aren't as easy to play as they sometimes sound. Plus, People need to realize that at that point of their career they were really pushing the limits of how talented all three of them could be. Always trying new things. :rush: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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