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Velvetclown wrote: Yum Yum

Velvetclown. You're a man of rare good taste.

Velvetclown wrote:

Another Genius from The  Rockin' Teenage Combo.

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Well Zappa sure knew how to pick em 

Yes Donati is also one of the greatest

Barrie Barlow of Tull was also really special.

Metropolis wrote: I totally agree, i wish i could have grown up in the 70's, must have been amazing

Your statement is sort of an encouragement to me.  I am a grandfather now,   and the older I get, the more I appreciate the past, ESPECIALLY when it comes to music.

Yes, it truely was an amazing time for me personally and I think for western culture in general.
I recall it being so exciting - especially in the early 70's - when all this progressive music was in the process of being created.

Question #1: Will there be another cultural / philosphical revolution that will accurately emulate what transpired in the 60's and 70's as far as music goes ?

Question #2: Are others as sick and tired as I am of the contemporary "dumbing-down" of western pop culture ?

Thanks for your time fellow ProgHeads...

"The most common and strongest battles we face are within us"

That´s ok, it was only :

Frenchie:

Re GG, get Octopus, In A Glass House, and The Power and the Glory.  Those are their three "must-have" albums.

Threefates:

I agree with you re Emerson.  However, Lake is simply not the "virtuoso" bass player that Squire is.  (I would say he is about equal to Wetton).  Nor, as good as he may be, is he a "virtuoso" guitarist of any type - certainly not like Howe, Holdsworth, Fripp, Gilmour, even Hackett.  As for Palmer, although I did not see them live, I have heard all their albums, including the live ones.  Palmer is simply not the versatile virtuoso that Bruford is, or perhaps even Collins (if you include his work with Brand X).  Palmer may be every bit as good at what he does (especially re "speed") as Bruford and Collins, but he is simply not as versatile or virtuosic.

Velvetclown: I saw Wackerman drum with Zappa's band; he was somewhat "restrained," but amazing and tasty all the same.

Re drummers in general, Peart is largely a "journeyman": he is highly technically proficient and generally tasteful within the bounds of what Rush does, but he is no Bruford, Collins, Palmer, etc.  He may be a "virtuoso" solely from the point of view of technical proficiency, but he is not particularly versatile.  Colaiuta is scary, and certainly a virtuoso in every way.

That's my two cents...

I am pretty sure the drumming community would be amazed to hear that Neil Peart is a "journeyman" drummer.

Maani create a new award:

"Bizaare Opinion Of The Week"

and award it to yourself!

Reed Lover wrote: Sweetnighter wrote: Reed Lover wrote: Sweetnighter wrote: Reed Lover wrote: Sweetnighter wrote: Prog_Bassist wrote: rush is my favorite band. Geddy is unreal bassist, neil in an unreal drummer, and alex is...ok guitarist. Alex is, in my opinion, along for the ride. first, i must say that my vote is for RUSH as to your comment on Lifeson, I don't think its that he's along for the ride so much in terms of riding on the skill of Lee and Peart, Lifeson is an outstanding guitarist in his own right and the band definitely wouldn't be the band it was/is without him... despite that, I do agree with you in the sense that he doesn't contribute to the band creatively speaking. I think he's just one of those guys who wants to bust out a mad solo... whether he had been playing in Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, or Rush... I mean, he stands out among his band members. While his band members write and read deep philosophy, peart in particular, he's getting arrested for assaulting a cop in florida while drunk. btw, i got geddy lee's solo album in the mail finally today... i'll make a post in the CD section later once i get through it. Lifeson writes most of the music.............................doesn't contribute creatively????? Something seriously wrong amongst the Rush "fans" around here!!!!!! really? i thought lee did... Are you for real or just trying to yank my chain ? Lifeson writes most of the music in collaboration with Lee! How long did you say you's been a Rush fan? Well I know they write the music together, I was just under the impression from what I've read in the past that Lee wrote most of the music as opposed to Lifeson... I first discovered the band this summer. Now I own Fly By Night, Caress, 2112, Farewell, Hemispheres, Waves, Pictures, Signals, GUP, Hold Your Fire, and Counterparts I first discovered Rush in Summer-the Summer of 1975.........

lucky you! you discovered the band... twelve years before i was born!

don'cha feel like a geyser?!

Reed Lover:

According to Webster's, a "journeyman" is "an experienced reliable worker or performer especially as distinguished from one who is brilliant or colorful."

I maintain that Peart, as good as he is technically (and I do not argue this at all), is not a particularly "creative," much less "brilliant" or "innovative" player.  Nor do I find him particularly "inspiring."  Indeed, I find him very "machine-like," rather than having any emotional grounding or "charge."  "Colorful?"  Maybe, to a minimal degree.  But he is, as the definition says, mostly "experienced" (i.e., technically proficient) and "reliable."

"Journeyman" may be slightly overstated - but only slightly.

Peace.