what Moodles said
― The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Friday, 12 October 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
So sorry I missed this leg. Stupid camping trip ...
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 October 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
So I gotta go with a "meh" on the Clockwork Angels novel.
me too. it's way too young adult. i wanted something more steampunk/clockwork orangey, the way it's been billed. i'm only halfway through, but the interminable kid running away and joining the circus episode would be more fitting for a novelization of brain salad surgery ("karn evil 9") than it is for clockwork angels. still, i love the fact that they did this, and there's no way i wouldn't read a novelization of a rush album, even if the world's worst writer wrote it
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 12 October 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah, which is exactly why i bought it! but its really not that great.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 12 October 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
why do I keep avoiding and then giving into this thread?
re: Hemispheres and Farewell to Kings above -- these were my favorite records by the band back when I would consider myself a big fan (mostly high school really). In retrospect, along w/2112, they are far and away their proggiest records, which is probably what I was latching onto. I think I even read (or was it in doc?) Alex Lifeson saying that after Hemisphere, they never wanted to make another record like that -- and then came Permanent Waves, which backs him up.
Still think "Xanadu", "la Villa Strangiato", "Cygnus X-1" among the best stuff they ever did.
― Dominique, Friday, 12 October 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
hemispheres is by far my favorite of their albums. it's too bad prog has such a bad rep because people are really missing out. the sidelong suite is a major highlight for me in all their stuff
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 12 October 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah,.I'm amazed Rush still gets pegged a prog act. It's been decades since they fully embodied the traits people associate with the term. I think the band wanted to move on for the same reason Metallica did. Songs got too long.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 October 2012 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
aero going to see Rush after complaining about them on the Rush/Dead/Yes thread??
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 12 October 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
That's the thing about Rush: complain all you want, but when someone gives you tickets, any sensible person says "yes."
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 October 2012 22:24 (eleven years ago) link
rush peg themselves a prog act. they just released a concept album with a novel tie-in. that's pretty proggy!
geddy lee's favorite album list is pretty telling
http://thequietus.com/articles/09210-rush-geddy-lee-interview-favourite-albums
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 12 October 2012 22:26 (eleven years ago) link
they don't call themselves a progressive band. but yes, the new 1 is a throwback. also, the band first concept album.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 October 2012 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
Circumstances is such a jam
― rap game klaus nomi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 October 2012 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 12 October 2012 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
I might be interviewing Alex Lifeson next Saturday. Not confirmed yet. Definitely going to the show (Newark, NJ) though.
― 誤訳侮辱, Saturday, 13 October 2012 01:06 (eleven years ago) link
Lifeson seems like such a chill interview. You should ask him about the lightbulb moment that lead to his shift from flashier lead stuff to more subtle shading and Andy Summers-y stuff. Also, Rush may be the most mysterious songwriters outside of New Order; I'm just not sure how their tracks come together, and they're one of the very few bands that has not left behind a trail of demos. Ask him how songs with so many different parts come together as cohesive 5-minute compositions. I've always thought sprawling 3o-minute prog epics were, ironically, sort of easy, because there's the luxury of time and space. But Rush's stuff, busy though it may get, has always been remarkably efficient.
Man, "La Villa Strangiato" really is some sort of apotheosis, isn't it?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 13 October 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
lol I think I just said Peart's philosophy was gross which I got corrected on. show was really something, really fun
lol I paid for these seats myself!!
― Inconceivable (to the entire world) (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 13 October 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
music should be like business. efficient. how dare bands "waste" notes!
― reggie (qualmsley), Saturday, 13 October 2012 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
Glad you got your money's worth aero! :D
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 15 October 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
Aero, did they do a medley? Haven't seen Rush in a number of years and am just curious if they still do this.
― grandavis, Monday, 15 October 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
Ticket for Rush on Saturday night in Newark, NJ: CONFIRMED. Request for interview with Alex Lifeson: still pending...
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
cool!
― rap game klaus nomi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
This really was one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. Bit of a dream setlist really.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
More haikus!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 19 October 2012 00:48 (eleven years ago) link
music should be likebusiness. efficient. how darebands waste any notes!
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 19 October 2012 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
The voice is the gateTo keep out smarmy hipstersLike Stephen Malkmus
― Clarke B., Friday, 19 October 2012 03:01 (eleven years ago) link
By efficient I Meant that the band fits so much Into so little
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 19 October 2012 03:05 (eleven years ago) link
i am bummed clockworkangels the novel doesn't rule like the album
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 19 October 2012 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
What if Geddy Leeplayed drums and Neil Peart sang lead?(Alex is Alex.)
― a worthy pioner! (weatheringdaleson), Friday, 19 October 2012 03:37 (eleven years ago) link
Saw them last night in Newark. Amazing set - tons of mid-80s material, nine songs from the new album (everyone at work is fucking thrilled about that)...the one thing that was hugely apparent to me is that Peart continues to evolve as a drummer - his playing is much looser and more human-feeling than it was in 2011, and he wasn't wearing the huge gun-range headphones he did that time, so I feel like he was definitely listening to and playing off the other two much more than in the recent past. Also, rather than take one epic solo mid-set he took three shorter solos at various points, and that really kept the show moving with much greater momentum and overall energy. And between what he was doing, and the addition of the string players (who mostly added surges in the background), it was really intensely rhythmic, all about driving forward at all times. The version of "YYZ" at the end of the second set almost sounded like metal. (And by the way, it is sort of more than a little impressive that one of Rush's most beloved live moments is an extended, berserk instrumental.) When Lifeson stepped forward for HIS solos, that was when the songs really came to a frozen halt for a minute or so.
― 誤訳侮辱, Sunday, 21 October 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
Possibly because as awesome as he is, guitar heroes are generally more dime a dozen than bass heroes or drum heroes. I've said before that one of the funniest things about Rush concerts is watching fans frantically air drum, air guitar and air bass at the same time.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 21 October 2012 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
Wanna see my photos from Saturday night's show? Here you go.
― 誤訳侮辱, Monday, 22 October 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
won't load :(
― terrell sug (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 22 October 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
The website was going in and out this afternoon, but it should be fine now.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 01:44 (eleven years ago) link
Great photos! And I'm glad you dug the new show.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 01:51 (eleven years ago) link
Amazing set - tons of mid-80s material
I'm seeing the show in both Dallas and Atlanta. This does not bode well.
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 13:49 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know if everyone already picked up the three Sector boxes (I didn't have the funds), but they're all on sale this week for $25.49 each via the Amazon Cyber Monday deals week. Sector 1 tomorrow morning, and Sectors 2 & 3 on Saturday. Crazy cheap.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 26 November 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
I have 1 and 3, so thanks for the tip!
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
I plan on getting all three. At $5 a disc you can't beat it.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 03:07 (eleven years ago) link
Is this worth getting if you have the original CDs? Is there a substantial difference?
― Moodles, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
My understanding is yes, but hopefully Adrien or someone who owns them can confirm.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
Sector 3 is ace, tremendous remasters of the '80s albums in my opinion. 1 and 2 had problems a year ago, a couple discs were sloppily reproduced, but have since been fixed.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
Not seeing this for sale on Amazon right now. But I suppose I'd be most inclined to buy the third one as well ... if I hadn't bought those albums several times already.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 04:22 (eleven years ago) link
You have to look at the Cyber Monday Week deals in music. Only on sale for a couple of hours on the days mentioned above.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 04:24 (eleven years ago) link
Dammit! slept in and Sector 1 sold out.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:32 (eleven years ago) link
Just fucked around on there for awhile, am I correct that the deal for Sector 3 has expired?
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
the deals for Sector 2 & 3 don't go live until Saturday. Sector 1 sold out within 30 minutes this morning.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
Oh! Then I'm buyin' me Sector 3 on Saturday morning. Those are the only Rush records where I really crave a remaster.
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
Deal goes live Saturday at 11 am PST.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
finger on trigger...
― my other pug is a stillsuit (Jon Lewis), Saturday, 1 December 2012 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
Wow that was insane. 70% of Sector 2 and Sector 3 were claimed in less than 1 minute. Managed to get both for $59 total w/shipping.
― my other pug is a stillsuit (Jon Lewis), Saturday, 1 December 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link