Guitar in 80s Rush

Ambient Hurricanes wrote: Epignosis wrote: Ambient Hurricanes wrote: Epignosis wrote: Incidentally, one of the first songs I learned by Rush was "Show Don't Tell" (both on bass and guitar).  Very fun to play even now.   How long did it take to learn the bass solo? Well, the bass solo to "Show Don't Tell" is rather easy, I'd say.  I picked up the whole song (guitar and bass) in about a week of casual practice (ten years ago...wow where did the time go?).  "YYZ" is much more fun to play though.    Geddy has a knack for making things sound more difficult than they really are, doesn't he?   I learned 2112 (the first 2 parts) in about a week or so, I need to brush up on that one because it would be a great cover for my band (if I could sing it...)

When I was 16 we did "Time Stand Still."    We did all right too!

Epignosis wrote: Ambient Hurricanes wrote: Epignosis wrote: Incidentally, one of the first songs I learned by Rush was "Show Don't Tell" (both on bass and guitar).  Very fun to play even now.   How long did it take to learn the bass solo? Well, the bass solo to "Show Don't Tell" is rather easy, I'd say.  I picked up the whole song (guitar and bass) in about a week of casual practice (ten years ago...wow where did the time go?).  "YYZ" is much more fun to play though.

Ambient Hurricanes wrote: Epignosis wrote: Incidentally, one of the first songs I learned by Rush was "Show Don't Tell" (both on bass and guitar).  Very fun to play even now.   How long did it take to learn the bass solo?

Well, the bass solo to "Show Don't Tell" is rather easy, I'd say.  I picked up the whole song (guitar and bass) in about a week of casual practice (ten years ago...wow where did the time go?).  "YYZ" is much more fun to play though. 

After Hemispheres, I would say Vapor Trails is their second best.  "Earthshine" and "Secret Touch" and "The Stars Look Down" and...

wowee

^^Rush is objectively a great band, and Vapor Trails is objectively a masterpiece, nasal vocals, muddy production, and all.

Edited by Ambient Hurricanes - May 19 2012 at 22:09

Ambient Hurricanes wrote: Epignosis wrote: Unlike most bands, Rush has almost always been good.    That's what I love about them, almost every other band has at least a few duds, but I can't think of a single Rush song, let along an album, that I don't enjoy.   EDIT:  There I go, confusing objective and subjective again

If you say Rush is objectively amazing, I will turn my grammar-ridden face aside and fist pump like hell. 







Oh, ahem, wrong Rush!

I don't think that period was dominated by synth and alex was pushed aside. They definitely shared the space, alex was not an only child anymore. But to say it was some of his best work? NO NO NO.

Flyingsod wrote:  Well I think Alex had some masterful work during this period as did they all. I have to agree with the 80's being a synth dominated period though. Sign o the times maybe but it was what it was. The synth work was a beauty eh? and there was tons of it. The synth dominated the rythm section and to me the rythm section makes the feel of the whole song therefor their songs were synth dominated. Let's also not forget that much of the guitar work utilized a heavily synthesized timber. You don't get guitar sound like that simply by turning everything to 11 like on Presto and the next couple albums. I always remember the tourbook for Hold Your Fire ( which is obviously the acme of thier synth driven era) the section for geddy had a little vignette that included a suicide note that simply read " One synth is too much and a thousand arn't enough."  Fairly telling as thier next album pretty much dropped all hints of synths.    So in short I disagree that the 80's were not synth dominated but mightly agree the guiatar work was still stellar.

 Well I think Alex had some masterful work during this period as did they all. I have to agree with the 80's being a synth dominated period though. Sign o the times maybe but it was what it was. The synth work was a beauty eh? and there was tons of it. The synth dominated the rythm section and to me the rythm section makes the feel of the whole song therefor their songs were synth dominated. Let's also not forget that much of the guitar work utilized a heavily synthesized timber. You don't get guitar sound like that simply by turning everything to 11 like on Presto and the next couple albums. I always remember the tourbook for Hold Your Fire ( which is obviously the acme of thier synth driven era) the section for geddy had a little vignette that included a suicide note that simply read " One synth is too much and a thousand arn't enough."  Fairly telling as thier next album pretty much dropped all hints of synths.  

Ambient Hurricanes wrote:  I think the 80's contained some of Lifeson's best guitar work, and some of Rush's best material overall.