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They did a lot of this on "Classic Albums" when discussing 2112 and Moving Pictures. The drumming on "YYZ" is sick. And Geddy doesn incredible bass work on "2112". Geddy and Neil make Alex's job so much easier because Alex can just focus on playing lead guitar parts.Tom Sawyer from what I hear isn't an easy song to play. Which is why the boys say they never get sick of playing it.
There's a Classic Albums on 2112 and Moving Pictures?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwUjzyM0p9U&feature=relmfu (Part 1)The other parts you can get by clicking on the right.
I can't get on YouTube right now, but I wonder if there are clips of Neil playing "La Villa Strangiato" isolated. On Behind the Lighted Stage, Vinny from Pantera and Mike from Dream Theater mention that that's the benchmark of drumming. I suspect that song is so hard because of how many time signature changes occur in that song....I am not a musician but Rush had to change time signatures at least a dozen times in the song.
Mike Mangini wasn't in Beyond the Lighted Stage.
Closest thing I could find on La Villa is this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em5fO_jb2JAOnly removes Alex and I'm not sure it's 100% authentic, but you get the idea of the drum and bass work involved.
Mike Portnoy I believe was the guy they were interviewing.Mike Mangini wasn't in Beyond the Lighted Stage.
I know. I was being a wiseacre since Portnoy is no longer in Dream Theater and was replaced by another Mike.Mike Portnoy I believe was the guy they were interviewing.Mike Mangini wasn't in Beyond the Lighted Stage.
I told my son that this is the next song he needed to learn to play on drums. He gave me the finger.
Then he said he'd be happy to, but I would have to buy a few more drums and give him the living room to practice in.My buddy says there are rumblings about them taking an orchestra or string section with them and doing a set with them. Think of the possibilities there.
They would be unbeliveable with an orchestra backing them up.
There are a lot of good instrument iso's on youtube...some really good ones of Alex from various songs...like:I told my son that this is the next song he needed to learn to play on drums. He gave me the finger.
That would definitely be awesome...Looking forward to seeing them at the Palace in September if the news is accurate
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Got it and just listened - really like it.Not loading for me. :(Good find
Came here to post it...been listening to it over and over, freaking rocks!Got it and just listened - really like it.Not loading for me. :(Good find
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Damn you bro, share with us!!!
What album does the sound most remind you of?Six days, man. Six days. Besides, the leak isn't that great a quality, so I am holding off bludgeoning myself with listen after listen after listen until I get the actual CD next week and can listen to it in the highest quality possible.
Hard to say, but it definitely sounds like modern Rush. Any talk of it sounding like this old Rush album or that old Rush album is just that: talk. Sure, we get a few nods to old stuff - the Bastille Day thing in Headlong Flight, and there is also one in Carnies that I won't spoil for those who haven't heard it yet - but by and large this sounds like modern Rush, but a bit bigger and slightly epic at times, but not overtly proggy like your average prog rock or even the prog stuff they did back in the 70s. I am also happy to report that Alex Lifeson is back on the top of his game (not that he was ever really off it, but he hadn't soloed as much in recent years on new songs). He has some great solos and does a few different thing sonically and whatnot, so that is great to hear.In short, thus far, I'd say it has the rocking nature of Vapor Trails combined with the sound quality of Snakes & Arrows (although the real CD will ultimately tell the tale), but with more creative and daring songwriting.'Buck Stop said:What album does the sound most remind you of?'Ghost Rider said:Six days, man. Six days. Besides, the leak isn't that great a quality, so I am holding off bludgeoning myself with listen after listen after listen until I get the actual CD next week and can listen to it in the highest quality possible.
My first two listens were tough. Snakes reached out and grabbed me more out of the box......but this one is really a grower and the more I listen the better it becomes....and live this stuff is going to melt your face off.
Not sure I agree that it's a problem. It seems hot because the music is heavier than Snakes. It's totally better than Vapor Trails (which I REALLY want them to remaster. Many will rank it much higher since the songs are fantastic, but the production makes it unlistenable in places). Snakes has mid tempo songs with less power, but I don't see the difference between the production of Clockwork Angels and the production of "Spindrift" from Snakes, which is one of Snakes' heavier songs.There are places where the vocals are drowned out a bit. That is the one criticism that I have with the production.BTW, did I mention that "The Anarchist" really kicks serious ###? That's going to be my song of this album.
You're definitely in the minority on that, and I think Snakes and Arrows is a fantastic album, which I current have #8 on my Rush record ranking. Now my opinion can change over time, but as of right now I can't see any Rush record since maybe Power Windows that has as good musicianship as this one. If Power Windows didn't sound so dated, it would be right there in the top 10 in a tier right behind the Big Five. Remember CA is a concept record, and they usually take some time to get used to. I bet it took you a lot of listens before 2112 or Hemispheres sunk in. Songs that I have to get used to are "Clockwork Angels", "Seven Cities of Gold", and "The Garden". They didn't hit me like "The Anarchist" or "The Wreckers" or "Headlong Flight".IMO this record is Old School Rush at modern take.
True, CA is much more rocking and heavy than S&A, so that will be reflected in the sound. I'd like to see VT cleaned up, but I am not counting on it.
, along with the title track, The Garden and Seven Cities of Gold.In response to the bolded, Counterparts? Power Windows is a top 5 Rush album for me, dated or not.
While I like Counterparts a lot, no way is the musicianship better on that record than CA. Personally, I think Counterparts is one of their more straight ahead rocking albums, but with a more heavy alternative sound. CA is much more complex IMO.Counterparts was indeed a turning point in which Rush went back to a harder edged sound and got away from the thin sounding production that was in Hold Your Fire, Presto, and Roll The Bones. Which is why Counterparts is in the 6-10 tier for me, along with Signals, Snakes and Arrows, Caress of Steel, and Fly By NightTrue, CA is much more rocking and heavy than S&A, so that will be reflected in the sound. I'd like to see VT cleaned up, but I am not counting on it.
The Anarchist is definitely one of my early favorites from the new album
In response to the bolded, Counterparts? Power Windows is a top 5 Rush album for me, dated or not.
