Audio Fidelity did a version of this a few years back. It came out quite well I think.
Also I can't recall if the Hemispheres tapes are in salvageable enough shape. Some tapes were and some weren't.
Everything has been digitized several years ago though. So there's that.
Side 1 of Hemispheres is Rush's pinnacle.
Originally Posted by yesstiles
Not a chance!
We are the grandchildren of apes, not angels
But only we are gifted with the eyes to see
On days without FEAR, when our heads are clear
That angels, we could be
(Marillion 2016)
The original mix is so good, I'm not sure I see a necessity for a SW remix. It's not like the situation with Tales from Topographic Oceans or Aqualung. I also don't see a 5.1 mix being a huge deal, since the bulk of the album is not heavily layered arrangements.
The only two Rush albums that jump out to me as needing a remix are Signals and Presto.
Agree with all of this with the exception of Signals. Always felt that the lush production/sound of that album was a product of the time and works for the songs (the vinyl reissue sounds great, btw). 5.1 completely unnecessary for this material..we don't need a SW rework of the Rush catalogue.
Signals received a bit of a remix in the Sector 3 box set remaster with the guitar slightly more prominent than before. The set also included a nice 5.1 surround dvd of the Signals album.
I recently picked this up on 200 gram vinyl, so I might not see the necessity to fill in more of the catalogue.
Yes a I recall that remix, was interesting to hear... I was referring solely to the vinyl reissue, which was not remixed, sounds great to my ears... Have the same opinion regarding 5.1 surround mixes/SW tinkering w/ the Rush back catalogue, just not interested.
I haven't heard this, since I've never updated any of my Rush catalog beyond the '90s remasters. On Signals, I'd start with bumping up the guitars and lowering the volume on the omnipresent synth pads and re-EQing them to get them out of the same space as the guitars, but I think the drums need some mixing work, too.
Signals is 'sort of' part of its time, but to me it really sounds like a band stuck halfway between where they had been and where they wanted to be, which is such a shame because of the amazing songwriting on it. Grace Under Pressure is really where they became an '80s band. Better synth programming, more production work on the guitars to make them "textural", and just an overall better sense of space and futurism in the mix. The songs are not as well developed as on Signals, but I think it's underrated. I loved it from the first listen in 1984.
Something is definitely wrong with the production of Signals in my book and worse than Presto or Vapor Trails in that respect. I also was really let down by Hold Your Fire at first in part because of what sounded like a tinny production compared to my beloved Power Windows just two years early. I grew to like it pretty quickly, though.
Not a 5.1 guy (although I have all of the Rush 5.1s) but there are quite a few differences in the 5.1 mix. Different vocal takes for one. Totally mindbending to hear as the whole catalog has been hardwired to me. Totally different listening experience. Not quite the Let it Be Naked experience, but somewhere approaching that neighborhood for me.
People always ask about unreleased Rush songs (and there aren't any), but I wouldn't mind if they went in full on Beatle mode and just released some alternate takes on the same songs to get an idea about what they may have been thinking.
If you insist.
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I found the alternative mix of Signals interesting- especially the up front guitar - but haven't felt compelled to listen to it in years. All the more power to those who like 5.1, but I'll stick to the vinyl reissues of the original stereo recordings.
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A 5.1 mix doesn't just adapt to more layers of musical parts. It opens up the soundstage, allowing each part to be heard more clearly.
So even just 3 parts at once can be more easily heard individually. Some of Geddy's melodic bass lines get buried in a stereo mix. A good 5.1 mix can also make Neil's drum parts blow your mind with his complex articulation. Alex's guitar solos can really stand out with a more open mix as well.
These comments from SW seem to have been recycled from Prog Magazine from about a year ago for some reason. Probably nothing to jump to conclusions about, just the Team Rock site filling its pages...
My interest of any of SW's remixes is always piqued by what 'unreleased' material he finds on the master tapes, so in that context alone the Rush catalogue needs a SW remix!!!!
There is no unreleased Rush studio material although there could be different or alternate versions of songs laying around.
It was always hard to understand how a band with three songwriters was only able to come up with 35-40 minutes of music in a 12-month period.
Neil is a lyricist, not a songwriter. Geddy and Alex are mainly instrumental writers, not lyricists. And it's not like they had 12 whole months to do nothing but write new songs. They were also touring, or alternately taking time off from being in Rush. Lots of time was spent just being with their families, traveling, raising children, indulging other interests, etc. It's only after they had met and agreed to start a new album project that they would really being writing new material. My sense is that time window lasted 3-4 months tops. Maybe 1-2 months of serious dedicated work as a trio.
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
First of all SW should remix Clockwork Angels properly. That is just dense wall of sound mischmasch with no detail.
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I'm game for that too. The difference between the early release single of 'Caravan' and the album version is sad to me. It got all muddy.
maybe someone should write new lyrics for CA for Geddy to record.... the whole story is in rhetoric and is barely comprehensible.
If you were expecting a linear storyline like 2112 or Hemispheres, I can see where you'd be disappointed, but that wasn't all that important to me. I think each song stands on its own and I don't mind if they all don't tie together into a cohesive whole. CA more than exceeded my expectations, especially after the dreadful Snakes & Arrows. Now there is an album that needs new lyrics. The lyrics are overly wordy, not lending themselves well to being sung as a melody. Combine that with the plodding tempos on nearly every song and this album is unlistenable to me, save for "Far Cry" and the instrumentals.
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