I didn't really like Rush right away, it took me afew days after buying their first album. But now I'm in love with them.

I've been listening to them sense I was a kid. I would record them off the radio
and listen back..for the longest time (till I was ten) I though that them and led zeppelin were the same band

My favorite Rush song right now would be Limelight that intro riff is just so catchy.

Yea I havn't listened to that in a long time.

[QUOTE=dr._feelgood]My favorite Rush song right now would be Limelight that intro riff is just so catchy.[/QUOTE]

One of my favorites too. I like Fly By Night and Freewill as well.

Any other Rush fans besides me absolutely despise the song "Fly By Night?"

[QUOTE=satchforever]Any other Rush fans besides me absolutely despise the song "Fly By Night?"[/QUOTE]


I like that song

What don't you like about it?

One Rush song I can't stand is The Big Money

I like Fly By Night. I don't love The Big Money, but I can listen to it. My least favorite Rush song is probably Witch Hunt.

[QUOTE=satchforever]Any other Rush fans besides me absolutely despise the song "Fly By Night?"[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I can't stand that song.

[QUOTE=Quagmire 222]Yeah, I can't stand that song.[/QUOTE]
I like the song. The album is pretty weak overall though.

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]I like that song

What don't you like about it?

One Rush song I can't stand is The Big Money[/QUOTE]

Mainly, Geddy's voice is terrible in that song, IMO. Also, I think it just has a horribly cheesy sound to it.

I know that it's the Rush song that everyone knows...but "Freewill" is still good to me.

Fly By Night is a good song, but not as good as "Freewill", "Spirit Of Radio" or "Closer To The Heart" for example.

ive been listening to analog kid alot recently

Analog kid is actually a pretty decent song for their latter material from what i remember.

The Big Money has one of my favorite song structures around, but when it slows down to what i think is the verses, it kills it. If they rocked the whole way through, it would be one of my favorites.

Fly by night is good, but I hate the guitar work other then the intro riff. I was never big on the guitar chords matching up with the vocals throughout a song either.

Spirit Of radio is great. Ive been trying to find ways to recreate or just extend the guitar solo, but can not. Something about it I cant replicate....But i still need to find out how Lifeson plays to the solos like Freewill and Working man, which might be considered shredding at the certain parts. Just barring a fret and pressing notes fast doesnt help much, the scale would be a good start - but theres no tabs to be found online for them.

[QUOTE=Distant Echoes]Analog kid is actually a pretty decent song for their latter material from what i remember.

The Big Money has one of my favorite song structures around, but when it slows down to what i think is the verses, it kills it. If they rocked the whole way through, it would be one of my favorites.

Fly by night is good, but I hate the guitar work other then the intro riff. I was never big on the guitar chords matching up with the vocals throughout a song either.

Spirit Of radio is great. Ive been trying to find ways to recreate or just extend the guitar solo, but can not. Something about it I cant replicate....But i still need to find out how Lifeson plays to the solos like Freewill and Working man, which might be considered shredding at the certain parts. Just barring a fret and pressing notes fast doesnt help much, the scale would be a good start - but theres no tabs to be found online for them.[/QUOTE]

I always seem to have trouble playing Lifeson's solos. I'm not sure why. I can match the speed, it's just, some of them are so unorthodox sounding in the rhythm that it's difficult (see the solo to "Tom Sawyer" for example).

What do you guys think of the later albums, like Vapor Trails? I got the Rush In Rio DVD and saw them play Earthshine and that song sounded pretty awesome. I was surprised because I heard the album wasn't very good.

It's a pretty **** good cd in my opinion.

[QUOTE=satchforever]I always seem to have trouble playing Lifeson's solos. I'm not sure why. I can match the speed, it's just, some of them are so unorthodox sounding in the rhythm that it's difficult (see the solo to "Tom Sawyer" for example).[/QUOTE]
As much as I like Lifeson, I hate the solo in Tom Sawyer. His tone is annoying to me, and it's a poorly constructed solo, in my opinion.

[QUOTE=wholedzep]As much as I like Lifeson, I hate the solo in Tom Sawyer. His tone is annoying to me, and it's a poorly constructed solo, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

I feel you man.

I like the Tom Sawyer solo :upset:
But I'm not a guitarist, so I wouldn't know about solo structure.

[QUOTE=satchforever]It's a pretty **** good cd in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

That's good to hear

[QUOTE=rockinbass17]I like the Tom Sawyer solo :upset:
But I'm not a guitarist, so I wouldn't know about solo structure.[/QUOTE]
It just doesn't flow at all. If you want a great Lifeson solo, go for La Villa Strangiato.

[QUOTE=rockinbass17]
But I'm not a guitarist, so I wouldn't know about solo structure.[/QUOTE]

You don't have to be a guitarist to know what sounds good :)

[QUOTE=wholedzep]It just doesn't flow at all. If you want a great Lifeson solo, go for La Villa Strangiato.[/QUOTE]

The acoustic solo in the beginning is so awesome.

[QUOTE=satchforever]The acoustic solo in the beginning is so awesome.[/QUOTE]


It really shows off his chops


*bump*

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[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]It really shows off his chops


*bump*

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Yes, yes it does.

I can't believe it took me so long to come to the Rush thread.

Anyway, I agree, the La Villa Strangiato solo is one of my favorites.

You have a cool avatar.

La Villa Strangiato is actually a song i can notice a sginificant diiference from the studio version. Other then the intro improv ripping down the scale, they play it much better and much more rockish then the studio version...but i dont know. Just one mans opinion.

But on the live album the time is the exact same as the studio version. Precision to its finest...