You know, I caught that, and I thought, "Hey wait a minute..." and then almost immediately thought, "Well, you know, that works kind of better." The section they cut out is somewhat hypnotic with...
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You know, I caught that, and I thought, "Hey wait a minute..." and then almost immediately thought, "Well, you know, that works kind of better." The section they cut out is somewhat hypnotic with...
Yeah, they're probably mostly fake but if people need their artistic tastes validated in this way... I understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyOWNEqBN0Q
Doing a great Squire impersonation here and I ain't complaining.
That's kind of depressing. I've been listening to The Prelude Implicit and The Absence of Presence recently and I'll come right out and say it -- Kansas really delivered with both albums. They're...
I happen to love Drama, Fly From Here and think Heaven and Earth is bagged on far too much, so don't give me that "No Jon no Yes." I've been on this forum defending Jon-less albums like crazy. Heck,...
You know, I'm going to come right out and say it. It feels like Beginnings. Just... a whole bunch of random things thrown together with Steve Howe throwing in guitar lines at odd points whether or...
Does the first ten seconds of "Luminosity" give anyone else an ELO vibe? I mean, it quickly goes away from that afterwards but it's just a weird moment.
And yes, as for the rest of that song:...
I'd been meaning to start a thread about this so I'm glad someone else did.
I'm actually baffled as to why Spock's Beard is on hiatus (or dead) but PSA goes on. Jettisoning the "No Neal no Yes"...
Geoff Downes playing the intro to "Sound Chaser."
My mind malfunctions at the mere thought.
Oh my God, THANK you. This applies to a LOT of the longer songs on that album. The minute "I Am Waiting" opens, it's like, get used to this melody and chord pattern because you'll be effing sick of...
"It's true!!"
It also screws me up when I hear latter-day performances of "Natural Science." It's almost like they thought, "shit, what were we thinking with that arrangement?" and I think, "Yeah, but that's what...
I'll actually go to bat for "Red Lenses" somewhat. Sure, the choruses may be somewhat goofy ("I see red! It hurts my head! Guess it musta been somethin' that I READ!") but the verses are nice... and...
The chorus of Queen's "Breakthru" and the chorus to Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer" are VERY similar.
Also, the final section of Spock's Beard's "Jaws of Heaven" bears a strong similarity to...
I loved "Rebirth" but I didn't even KNOW about "Heatwave"! And now there's a THIRD! I know what I'M buying and listening to today!
Geezum, "To the Moment" is at least proggier than "The Man You've Always Wanted Me To Be." If FFH had featured "Moment" instead of "Man" it would have been nigh-on PERFECT.
How bizarre that this comes up the week I rediscovered it. It's still tremendous, but it's quite telling that the epic title track sort of faded in the Rush canon while "The Trees" and "Strangiato"...
I think that's what people need to realize -- they just weren't making anything like prog at all in the nineties with grunge suffocating everything. This was a breath of fresh air and I was so...
That's very sad. Steve did a lot for that band, but yes, I can totally feel his pain, so I wish him and his wife all the best.
And he added drums to Wakeman's already recorded parts! Paraphrasing, Wakeman said White called him "a certain part of the woman's anatomy" for not using a click track or being able to keep proper...
I remember the Rolling Stone review for Alpha, which, while panning the album in general, stated that Wetton's vocals sounded particularly good, particularly when mixed into harmony blocks, "which it...
Yeah, no, that song is great. The video only enhances the fun of it.
I entered a music store in 1993, and was looking for some new music when I noticed that the music that they were playing over the speakers was VERY interesting... the song was lasting a long time and...
I'm totally with you on that! I love JA's vocals, but Summer sings it with such soul and makes JA's nonsensical lyrics sound like heartfelt psalms. Plus, how many producers are as cool as Quincy?
Yes's "Every Little Thing." Even by Beatles standards, their rendition of their own song is weaksauce and sounds like they didn't care. Yes punched it up to heck and back.
I always thought this was quite beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTEtDBHGY4
THIS. I'm glad to hear that it wasn't some massive personality conflict. I think Williams and Ehart offered him the job because he'd done so much, but there's no reason he can't play Brian Wilson...
1) Grace Under Pressure
2) Signals
3) Power Windows
4) Roll the Bones
5) Hold Your Fire
6) Counterparts
7) Presto
8) Test for Echo
9) Snakes and Arrows
10) Clockwork Angels
Spot on. I definitely think Payne got less hair metal bluesy as the band went on and became more "soft-rock."
I'll also put in some love for "The Day Before the War" and "U Bring Me Down" from...
Ooh, I might just be all over this! Hopefully they come to the Bay Area proper.
I do legitimately wonder if he felt like a "hired gun" on the Union tour.
Has a Moon Safari vibe to it. Although, yeah, if it had ended at 4:12, it would have been just fine. The remainder doesn't add much to it and feels like padding, even with Stolt's immaculate...
Not mentioned yet...
Whither Spock's Beard?
Yes, really good! I know what I like.
Thank you!
We have TWO winners! And, yep, that's Capaldi!
So I guess, for a prize, I should say why it bowled me over. Seriously, the first three minutes of "Glad" alone kicked ass and had me air drumming so...
Nope. Another hint is this album came out when ELO was just forming.
Also, prior to this album, they'd been a quartet. (So yes, I guess this makes them 60s/70s... sorry if I misled anyone.)
...
They were a trio when they made this particular album.
Ba-da-BOOM!
Yes, I think so. I did base it off several photos. I tried my best, but I know I'm not GREAT at caricature. Though I honestly think I nailed the middle guy but that's just my opinion.
Hints:...
1) I've already heard every Rush album ever.
2) Who? *investigates*
3) Nope, but I do love them too
Good guesses!
So last night, I heard an iconic (they're always iconic) album from a 70s ... prog, I think? ... band for the first time and absolutely loved it. I decided to make a game out of it. Your mission,...
Yes, very nice! Rich effects on the guitars and a catchy melody.
I did notice the Autotune but it's not a deal-breaker in this case.
If I hadn't already sold my copy, I'd have been glad to give you a second one. As long as it makes someone happy.
And THAT seriously was a mistake. Victor was horrible. It had maybe three good songs and a lot of crap.
Ha ha ha ha. Everyone's complaining but to me it sounds like Steven Wilson at his dreariest - only with female vocals.
And yeah, Alex, I no longer believe you were against Rush using all those...
The one and only Genesis concert I saw in 1992 at Dodger Stadium in L.A. was utterly magical. Amazing performances, fantastic staging and effects, and an overall musical chemistry that I'll never...
The coda to "Shadows On Your Side" is pretty intense, too. Love it.
Were those the best caricatures they could do?
He got exasperated when he was interviewed sometimes, even in his heyday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJQigk1X0TU
Geddy Lee agreed with you - he told of seeing a peculiar Genesis/Lou Reed double bill in the early seventies and that he left after Genesis's set because Lou Reed's music was not to his taste.
I will say that is a GOOD sample of latter-day Rush, for sure. I'd only make two changes personally, but in general that cross-section is solid.
I'm always a bit astonished Grace Under Pressure doesn't get more love. It's a powerful, hard-hitting, EMOTIONAL album from beginning to end. I think that its lack of typical heavy metal riffs (even...
I listened to it again today, and there are SOME suggestions: the verse and chorus riffs for "It's Not Imagination" are in 4/4 but are also odd and angular in that GG way. Also the aforementioned...
Oh, that's right, I forgot about that. My error.
I still look at that and think, "Wow, that's kinda clever."
It has been out of print for fifteen years at LEAST. In fact, I only got my copy (after listening to it for years on YouTube) after a social media friend was having a CD fire sale. So I'm surprised...
I just remember what I remember. My friends commented on the acoustics too. I don't know, maybe it depended on where you were. I was up near the nosebleeds, and heat does rise.
1) Rush, Roll the Bones Tour, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV, 6/6/92.
The band was fine -- the acoustics were utterly lousy. Compared to the crisp sound of the Rush concert I saw on the Presto...
Agreed on this. Those two albums do nothing for me, but Civilian is great, and I don't apologize for enjoying it. For me personally it's #3 after Octopus and Free Hand.
On a slightly tangential...
There's an episode of The Munsters where "Grandpa" accidentally causes Herman to resemble Fred Gwynne without any makeup. Gwynne plays it brilliantly as if he's become the most horrifying thing ever,...