Best Artist: Round 1: Poll 1 (rock, albums, quote, 90's, bands)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-07-2008, 05:02 PM

No I did notice them I just didn't think they were very good.

Seltzer · 02-07-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Since I found myself listening to a song with Geddy Lee wailing about a bunch of trees and I thought to myself 'what the fuck am I doing with my life listening to this dull shit.'

I like that song. I understand it to mean that we're not all the same and therefore any attempt to enforce equality will never properly work. In the last verse, the lines "For they passed a noble law. And the trees are all kept equal. By hatchet, axe, and saw" suggests that humans still insist on enforcing equality, despite the consequences and horrible pruning required.

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Ok, this is ridiculous. Rush did pioneer a new type of synthesizer use, but ever heard anyone more annoying than Geddy Lee?

The vocals are an acquired taste and they would benefit from another vocalist, but his basswork is ridiculous. I think he's a brilliant songwriter and he's one of my main inspirations as a bassist.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-07-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

I like that song. I understand it to mean that we're not all the same and therefore any attempt to enforce equality will never properly work. In the last verse, the lines "For they passed a noble law. And the trees are all kept equal. By hatchet, axe, and saw" suggests that humans still insist on enforcing equality, despite the consequences and horrible pruning required.

Are you sure you can keep this up for another 10 albums because that's how many Rush albums I seem to have misunderstood

Seltzer · 02-07-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Are you sure you can keep this up for another 10 albums because that's how many Rush albums I seem to have misunderstood

Haha, I can't see you listening to the prog bands like Rush, Genesis and Yes. Maybe some King Crimson though, especially Red.

Miltamec Soundsquinaez · 02-07-2008, 05:17 PM

Well, obviously it's not as good as The Fall song, 'The Power of Thunder and Lightning'
j/k

Rubber · 02-07-2008, 05:21 PM

Camera Obscura is more my style

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-07-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Haha, I can't see you listening to the prog bands like Rush, Genesis and Yes. Maybe some King Crimson though, especially Red.

Depends on the kind of prog it is.

I don't mind some King Crimson , and I do like Krautrock or prog that has some kind of psychadelic twist to it.

What really turns me off is neo classical noodling with high pitched vocalists.

Laces Out Dan! · 02-07-2008, 05:35 PM

How do you find Alex pretentious?

Miltamec Soundsquinaez · 02-07-2008, 05:54 PM

Usually, his guitar playing doesn't bug me that much, but when he breaks off into those solos he annoys the hell out of me. It's almost like he's got this steal-the-show thought in his mind.

I much prefer a guitarist like David Gilmour, who, while not always technically impressive, his solos are always very complimentary to the song. He doesn't 'WOW' me that much, but I find his playing very tolerable and enjoyable, the opposite of Rushguy's IMO.

.Tom. · 02-07-2008, 06:18 PM

Considering Alex is probably the most underrated of the three, I've never really thought of it that way. Perhaps that's the reason solos were excluded from Vapor Trails. I like his solos though, they slot in when they're needed, not for the sake of having solos.

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02-07-2008, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	No I did notice them I just didn't think they were very good. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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Rubber sidewalks Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Novi Posts: 401	Camera Obscura is more my style __________________ and we stayed, sixteen.

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Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,594	How do you find Alex pretentious? __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

02-07-2008, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Miltamec Soundsquinaez Aural melody discerner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in a truck down by the interstate Posts: 347	Well, obviously it's not as good as The Fall song, 'The Power of Thunder and Lightning' j/k

02-07-2008, 05:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Miltamec Soundsquinaez Aural melody discerner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in a truck down by the interstate Posts: 347	Usually, his guitar playing doesn't bug me that much, but when he breaks off into those solos he annoys the hell out of me. It's almost like he's got this steal-the-show thought in his mind. I much prefer a guitarist like David Gilmour, who, while not always technically impressive, his solos are always very complimentary to the song. He doesn't 'WOW' me that much, but I find his playing very tolerable and enjoyable, the opposite of Rushguy's IMO.

02-07-2008, 06:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
.Tom. Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Wales, UK Posts: 51	Considering Alex is probably the most underrated of the three, I've never really thought of it that way. Perhaps that's the reason solos were excluded from Vapor Trails. I like his solos though, they slot in when they're needed, not for the sake of having solos.