Please tell if Geddy Lee's new television show is worth watching.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 28 October 2023 22:54 (six months ago) link
I'm sure it's worth watching but I don't really want to sign up for whatever service this is on
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 28 October 2023 22:55 (six months ago) link
He's also touring his memoir.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 29 October 2023 03:09 (six months ago) link
i had no idea that he had a solo album until about a week ago. #thingsyoulearnedwhenyouwereold
― scott seward, Sunday, 29 October 2023 14:33 (six months ago) link
With Matt Cameron on drums, I think.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 29 October 2023 15:00 (six months ago) link
is every song about how much ayn rand sucks?
― scott seward, Sunday, 29 October 2023 15:08 (six months ago) link
All the songs are about being a Working Man who is In the Mood.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 29 October 2023 17:55 (six months ago) link
https://i.redd.it/1av52ozxomxb1.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 1 November 2023 01:51 (five months ago) link
Woah!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 1 November 2023 02:46 (five months ago) link
This is a great piece:
https://wapo.st/3QzxgNL
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 November 2023 00:39 (five months ago) link
Thanks for that.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 11 November 2023 04:04 (five months ago) link
Would Rush have had the success they did with Gershon Eliezer Weinrib and Aleksandar Živojinović fronting them? Given the era, I suspect not.
― I don't want to catastrophise but there's a catastrophe looming (Matt #2), Saturday, 11 November 2023 15:53 (five months ago) link
That WaPo article is wonderful, thanks for that.
― A. Begrand, Saturday, 11 November 2023 16:31 (five months ago) link
KISS featuring Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 11 November 2023 17:36 (five months ago) link
Anyone seeing the Geddy Lee book tour?
I forget why it came up, maybe it was that WaPo feature, but my wife watched the Rush doc and really liked it. She doesn't like the band, but did gain a newfound respect for them. She had a best friend in high school who was really into Rush, and could never figure out why this shrieky hard rock band clicked with her. Supposedly the doc helped her understand.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 20 November 2023 16:32 (five months ago) link
And oh shit, apparently Alex just guested on a Tool song in Toronto the other night?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 00:14 (five months ago) link
my wife watched the Rush doc and really liked it. She doesn't like the band, but did gain a newfound respect for them.
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 1 December 2023 05:17 (four months ago) link
^^^
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 1 December 2023 14:07 (four months ago) link
Nice interview with Geddy transcribed here:
https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/mojo-01.2024.php
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 03:20 (four months ago) link
Nice, thanks for the link!
Meanwhile, the other day I learned that one of Neil's biggest inspirations for his drum technique on "Animate" were Lush and Curve. Colour me pleasantly surprised!
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 03:38 (four months ago) link
Great Geddy interview. Love that guy. Sort of surprised about the coke revelations.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 14:14 (four months ago) link
It just goes to show that apparently *every* musician was doing coke, to some extent. Even Geddy Lee. I was kinda shocked at the revelation a few years ago that Mike Rutherford was a big coke abuser. (Whereas Phil was largely a teetotaler).
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 14:46 (four months ago) link
yeah it seems like it's pretty much impossible to comprehend how prevalent coke was in the entertainment biz in the 80s
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 15:16 (four months ago) link
As soon as the first Zeppelin LP dropped we all bought it and thought, What is this? It had a kinda Humble Pie vibe
Geddy has his chronology a little mixed up, the first Humble Pie album came out seven months after Zeppelin's debut.
It's touching to see how moved he is discussing Neil and Alex.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 15:17 (four months ago) link
(Whereas Phil was largely a teetotaler).
Maybe with coke but he was apparently hitting the weed pretty heavily back in the day, plus his notorious problems with alcohol.
― dinnerboat, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 15:58 (four months ago) link
Imagine getting high with Tony Banks
― sophie glanced up, looking concerned (Matt #2), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 16:39 (four months ago) link
cool he can be insufferable at a higher tempo
― STUPID CRAP FACE (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 17:39 (four months ago) link
I think Phil's drinking problem came much, much later, like after he had (first) retired and had too much time and money.
I found the Curve/Lush quote btw!
For the opening track, 'Animate,' for instance, I used a basic R&B rhythm that I played back in my early days, coupled with that hypnotic effect that a lot of the British bands of the turn of the 90's had - bands like Curve and Lush. The middle section of the tune is the result of the impact African music has had on me, although it wasn't a specific African rhythm. I hear a section of a tune, and immediately I have to make choices, and many times those world influences I talked about earlier will come into play and contribute to my parts.
I can ... kind of hear it? Fwiw, I remember seeing Curve with Steve Monti and his playing made a big impression on me.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 17:50 (four months ago) link
the biggest Rush fan I know is also a big Curve fan, so this makes lots of sense to me
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 17:53 (four months ago) link
The Geddy book is *great.*
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 January 2024 14:12 (three months ago) link
Yeah I need to get that. Too much backlog!
The Lush/Curve detail above, I like that. (I'm kinda not surprised at a Curve/Rush fan continuum, Dean Garcia being such a studio hound in the best sense.)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 January 2024 19:04 (three months ago) link
I'm going to publish my suspicion that there will be some musical project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first album.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 12 January 2024 19:15 (three months ago) link
Seconding Josh, Geddy's book is a wonderful read. Re-listening to everything but now picturing the studios and cast of characters. He uses the pet nicknames for his band-mates throughout, and they change constantly from year to year!
Hearing Tom Sawyer/Limelight/Spirit on the school bus blasted from a boombox in the back seats where the cool kids sat. Journey sounded futuristic but Rush was on a whole other level. Subdivisions sealed the deal. Classic forever.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 05:03 (one week ago) link