AnEggplant Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll: Apparently from what I've heard, those were the periscope threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) What? This is a general discussion thread for anything about his voice! I would think you'd find it a nice alternative to thread after thread about his voice.Sorry, I was mistaken, I thought this was another thread about Geddy's voice. STUPID ME!!! Edited November 26, 2015 by snowdogged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll: We talked this all the time when it was happening. Tired of all these Johnny come latelys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll: We talked this all the time when it was happening. Tired of all these Johnny come latelys. Well I'm glad I missed it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malnar Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. We can talk about how fat Alex is, or how he has such a bad hairpiece. I was hoping we could talk about his guitar, but ....Let's talk about his backing vocals! How about that "subdivisions" refrain from A Show Of Hands? Alex does great backup vocals. :) Puts all he has into that "subdivisions." Gets as close to the mic as possible too. :) You mean the fake singing? :D Yes, that's right, the fake singing! :) Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll:Alex sucked this tour... I could barely hear his vocals ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g under p Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Well i'll blanket this and say best is 1976-1987 worst 2011-present done, lol Mick Some would say it's the opposite of what you've said there. The first time I heard his voice in the mid 70's that was the thing that drew me to the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. We can talk about how fat Alex is, or how he has such a bad hairpiece. I was hoping we could talk about his guitar, but ....Let's talk about his backing vocals! How about that "subdivisions" refrain from A Show Of Hands? Alex does great backup vocals. :) Puts all he has into that "subdivisions." Gets as close to the mic as possible too. :) You mean the fake singing? :D Yes, that's right, the fake singing! :) Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll:Alex sucked this tour... I could barely hear his vocals ;) And he does such a touching rendition of "My Way." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Well we can all agree that his voice has declined live. However he has done better than other singers his age. He also imo improved greatly since the time machine tour. At the end of the day, consider this: He is still enjoyable live. That is my bottom line opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. We can talk about how fat Alex is, or how he has such a bad hairpiece. I was hoping we could talk about his guitar, but ....Let's talk about his backing vocals! How about that "subdivisions" refrain from A Show Of Hands? Alex does great backup vocals. :) Puts all he has into that "subdivisions." Gets as close to the mic as possible too. :) You mean the fake singing? :D Yes, that's right, the fake singing! :) Alex Lifeson, stand by. You're up next. I can't WAIT for the "Alex sucked this tour" threads. :eyeroll:Alex sucked this tour... I could barely hear his vocals ;) I know, right? Shameful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) Well we can all agree that his voice has declined live. However he has done better than other singers his age. He also imo improved greatly since the time machine tour. At the end of the day, consider this: He is still enjoyable live. That is my bottom line opinion. Live his vocals are okay because everyone is caught up in the live performance and it's so loud that pretty soon you can't hear much anyway. Edited November 26, 2015 by EagleMoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 His voice is still great live. In fact, He actually sounds pretty similar to Different Stages Disc 1 and 2, recorded in 1997, only with a bit more yodeling, and a deeper tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 His voice is still great live. In fact, He actually sounds pretty similar to Different Stages Disc 1 and 2, recorded in 1997, only with a bit more yodeling, and a deeper tone. If you replace the word great with the word fair and drop the second sentence I would agree. ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 His voice is still great live. In fact, He actually sounds pretty similar to Different Stages Disc 1 and 2, recorded in 1997, only with a bit more yodeling, and a deeper tone. If you replace the word great with the word fair and drop the second sentence I would agree. ;) He's definitely not what he used to be, but I don't blame him. I just wish he had gotten vocal coaching in the early days to help preserve his voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) BUMP!Personally, I would divide his voice into several Eras.The "Banshee Wail" Era lasted from 1974-1978. During that time, his voice was extremely high, powerful, and raw. Great demonstrations of his voice then can be found on Rush through Hemispheres, the All The World's A Stage and Different Stages Disc 3 live albums, and bootlegs from the Rush through AFTK tour.Side Note: I don't see why everyone thinks his voice in the AFTK period (1977-1978) was when he stopped his screeching style. Most recordings from the time show him as screechy as ever. , , and Castles In The Distance, as well as Disc 3 of Different Stages are examples.The "These Changes Are Permanent" era lasted from 1978-1981. During that time, his midrange still sounded the same, but his high range rapidly decayed in power (With exceptions), going from "Banshee wail", to "Mickey Mouse". Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures, the Exit Stage Left live album, and bootlegs from the Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures tours show this.The "Settling Down" Era started to take shape in 1981-1983. His midrange deepened from helium tenor to regular, as shown on Signals, as well as bootlegs from the Exit Stage Left and Signals tours. By 1984, his voice had fully transitioned. His midrange now had a lower tone, and this, combined with his more restrained singing style, made his voice much more accessible and less of an acquired taste. The side effect, however, was that he couldn't sing the older material as well. From 1984-1994, the only 70s songs (Non-instrumental) played were Closer To The Heart (1984-1994), 2112 (1984-1992), Finding My Way (1984-1985, 1991-1992), In The Mood (1984-1990), The Trees (1986, 1992-1994), Anthem (1991-1992), Xanadu (1991-1994) and Hemispheres (1994). Even then, the melodies were altered, and performances were . This can be shown on Signals through Counterparts, the Grace Under Pressure and A Show Of Hands live albums, and bootlegs from the time.The "Skinny As A Rail" era was from 1996-2004. During this time, his midrange was the same, but his high range got much thinner and more strained. This can be found on Test For Echo and Vapor Trails, the Different Stages, Rush In Rio, and R30 live albums, and bootlegs.Finally, the "Yodel-odel-ee-oo" era is from 2007-now. His midrange has a deeper tone, though still tenor. His high range has also got much less thin, though "yodeling" has become an occasional issue. He also has become more daring with singing older material, or for worse.What do you think? Agree or disagree? What periods do you like best? Edited December 1, 2015 by Eel Yddeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Eel, really, no offense intended, but there have been several threads now dedicated to this. There was a good discussion on them and now we've moved on for a while. There's no use bringing up the same topics over and over. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 I'm trying to make this the General Discussion thread for his voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I'm trying to make this the General Discussion thread for his voice.Oh, I see, you're special. Good for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I'm trying to make this the General Discussion thread for his voice. Do we really need one though? We've already had several threads on the subject. It's not a broad enough topic to warrant an entire general discussion thread. We've already discussed all there really is to discuss, favorite period of his voice, how he handles singing the old stuff, how his voice changed etc. We've already run those topics through the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I just wiped my butt with this thread. Consider it a "Sticky" now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I just wiped my butt with this thread. Consider it a "Sticky" now. That could go for most of the threads around here lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Had never heard this until just now Geddy sounds great circa 1980 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Had never heard this until just now Geddy sounds great circa 1980 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m18NSgAkXHc Sounds great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himey Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 the who is going out next year for their 50th anniversary tour, ged should fill in on a few shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eel Yddeg Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Had never heard this until just now Geddy sounds great circa 1980 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m18NSgAkXHc Sounds great.Even if his shrieking days were over, that it still a great performance!Another great post '70s performance is the Different Stages version of 2112. Geddy comes close to his classic shriek at times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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