Alchemical Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Even with downtuning so many of the older songs...he sounds amazing. How does he do it? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Pleasantly so, though I saw him considerably earlier in this tour (show 3) than in the last couple of tours (and I saw the last show on the CA tour). Hopefully, it continues, since I'll be at the 7/9 show... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakly Criminal Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Those who saw the early tours can only commend his effort. Considering the material and his age it is a Herculean effort. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHandOSU Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I think he really is going all out on this tour. Another reason I think it is the last. Alex and neil are obviously both hurting and by the end of this tour ged may not have a voice anymore! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 No, he has sounded good every time I've seen him. They just seem to record too late in the tour when he's struggling and that's what sticks in our heads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemical Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 No, he has sounded good every time I've seen him. They just seem to record too late in the tour when he's struggling and that's what sticks in our heads. Has there been any word on what show they're recording this tour? I've been avoiding this site the past month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctbadger Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 No, he has sounded good every time I've seen him. They just seem to record too late in the tour when he's struggling and that's what sticks in our heads. Has there been any word on what show they're recording this tour? I've been avoiding this site the past month. Toronto is the rumor since they are playing two nights there. I agree with RUSHandOSU - Ged is going all out as this is likely the last go round. I wonder if he got a new voice coach as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 No, he has sounded good every time I've seen him. They just seem to record too late in the tour when he's struggling and that's what sticks in our heads. Has there been any word on what show they're recording this tour? I've been avoiding this site the past month. Toronto is the rumor since they are playing two nights there. I agree with RUSHandOSU - Ged is going all out as this is likely the last go round. I wonder if he got a new voice coach as well? From what I've heard from someone who is at the venue, Toronto is definitely being filmed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchmothesnowdog Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Geddy IS singing well. Amazing is not the correct word, please. He doesn't sound amazing and he doesn't even sound all that good. He does sound stable and smooth, especially compared to the past two tours. His voice is shot and I commend his efforts, but stop deluding yourselves that he sounds great. Great was ESL and HYF. What we have now is a 60 year old man with a seriously strained voice who is giving us one final shot, which is awesome. I don't care that his voice sounds like crap, but I don't kid myself that he sounds awesome, either. He's Geddy Frickin Lee. He is what he is and always has been, which is awesome in my book. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Geddy IS singing well. Amazing is not the correct word, please. He doesn't sound amazing and he doesn't even sound all that good. He does sound stable and smooth, especially compared to the past two tours. His voice is shot and I commend his efforts, but stop deluding yourselves that he sounds great. Great was ESL and HYF. What we have now is a 60 year old man with a seriously strained voice who is giving us one final shot, which is awesome. I don't care that his voice sounds like crap, but I don't kid myself that he sounds awesome, either. He's Geddy Frickin Lee. He is what he is and always has been, which is awesome in my book. I agree. At least he's hitting the notes he's going for on this tour and that's awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Only Prelude with its less than one minute of vocals and the usual 2112 are downtuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 He doesn't sound amazing and he doesn't even sound all that good. He does sound stable and smooth, especially compared to the past two tours. His voice is shot and I commend his efforts, but stop deluding yourselves that he sounds great. Great was ESL and HYF. His 2015 live voice is far better than his HYF tour voice in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Geddy IS singing well. Amazing is not the correct word, please. He doesn't sound amazing and he doesn't even sound all that good. He does sound stable and smooth, especially compared to the past two tours. His voice is shot and I commend his efforts, but stop deluding yourselves that he sounds great. Great was ESL and HYF. What we have now is a 60 year old man with a seriously strained voice who is giving us one final shot, which is awesome. I don't care that his voice sounds like crap, but I don't kid myself that he sounds awesome, either. He's Geddy Frickin Lee. He is what he is and always has been, which is awesome in my book.Semantics and opinion stated as fact. Nice job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Just a thought and I've not done the analysis, but it seems to me (entirely unscientific) that there is less time vocally this tour than in previous ones. Anyone willing to do the analysis? My prediction; there is less percentage of time spent singing in this tour than in past tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Just a thought and I've not done the analysis, but it seems to me (entirely unscientific) that there is less time vocally this tour than in previous ones. Anyone willing to do the analysis? My prediction; there is less percentage of time spent singing in this tour than in past tours.This sounds right but I haven't done the analysis either. Jacobs ladder and Xanadu have huge chunks of no vocals 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkPrattLerxst Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Just a thought and I've not done the analysis, but it seems to me (entirely unscientific) that there is less time vocally this tour than in previous ones. Anyone willing to do the analysis? My prediction; there is less percentage of time spent singing in this tour than in past tours.This sounds right but I haven't done the analysis either. Jacobs ladder and Xanadu have huge chunks of no vocalsSame with Cygnus X-1 for this tour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardv2 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Guess it also depends on which setlist you use too. That just occured to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Geddy IS singing well. Amazing is not the correct word, please. He doesn't sound amazing and he doesn't even sound all that good. He does sound stable and smooth, especially compared to the past two tours. His voice is shot and I commend his efforts, but stop deluding yourselves that he sounds great. Great was ESL and HYF. What we have now is a 60 year old man with a seriously strained voice who is giving us one final shot, which is awesome. I don't care that his voice sounds like crap, but I don't kid myself that he sounds awesome, either. He's Geddy Frickin Lee. He is what he is and always has been, which is awesome in my book.That is exactly why the did the material they did while they still could do it. The next live outings will revisit the synth era that was passed over this time... Please Please Please :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Jacob's Ladder - stress-free vocals, what little there arePrelude - difficult, but very few vocalsCygnus - very long stretch of no vocals\CTTH - difficultish vocally, but a short songXanadu - 4 or 5 minutes with no vocals, then 5 or 6 minutes of difficulty2112 - half is total instrumental, the other half is highly difficult So yeah, tons of vocal silence during the bulk of the 2nd set. Kinda similar to the 70s run on the R30 Tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Geddy IS singing well. Amazing is not the correct word, please. He doesn't sound amazing and he doesn't even sound all that good. He does sound stable and smooth, especially compared to the past two tours. His voice is shot and I commend his efforts, but stop deluding yourselves that he sounds great. Great was ESL and HYF. What we have now is a 60 year old man with a seriously strained voice who is giving us one final shot, which is awesome. I don't care that his voice sounds like crap, but I don't kid myself that he sounds awesome, either. He's Geddy Frickin Lee. He is what he is and always has been, which is awesome in my book. Funny you mention "stable and smooth", as I think his control when he was younger was awful. I wouldn't call the HYF vocals great, but to my ears the start of being a bit sharp for about 4 tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh99 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Even with downtuning so many of the older songs...he sounds amazing. How does he do it? https://www.youtube....h?v=tArAhISEr_A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakly Criminal Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 @78Jazz Could not disagree more. Please see ATWAS through ESL. He is pitch perfect throughout, but his tone does improve as he matures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bard Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Nope. Not surprised a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 He's always been pretty good whenever I've seen him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Given all the wailing of that past 40 years, the fact he even has any degree of vocal range is fairly impressive. His voice this tour has been "fantastic" in that context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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