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Posted: February 08 2013 at 09:20
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 00:54
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:11
Honestly this is insane!!!!! I can't get to grips how many votes Rush got in this pole while being compared to The Beatles!!!! Seriously!!! Arghhhhh!!!! This makes no sense really!!!
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:24
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
you hear that a lot from critics and frankly his vocals are an acquired taste
“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:27
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
you hear that a lot from critics and frankly his vocals are an acquired taste
I do not hear from critics but considering that they have a huge following and can do no wrong I seem to be the only one odd out here :( no one agrees with me bah!
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:28
Kati wrote:
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
you hear that a lot from critics and frankly his vocals are an acquired taste
I do not hear from critics but considering that they have a huge following and can do no wrong I seem to be the only one odd out here :( no one agrees with me bah!
who can do no wrong.. Rush?? they have had a few clunkers just like everyone else
Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - February 09 2013 at 01:31
“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:35
Kati wrote:
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
you hear that a lot from critics and frankly his vocals are an acquired taste
I do not hear from critics but considering that they have a huge following and can do no wrong I seem to be the only one odd out here :( no one agrees with me bah!
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:42
Dayvenkirq wrote:
Kati wrote:
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
you hear that a lot from critics and frankly his vocals are an acquired taste
I do not hear from critics but considering that they have a huge following and can do no wrong I seem to be the only one odd out here :( no one agrees with me bah!
I've no idea how you've come to this conclusion.
Dayvenkirq, I wasn't speaking klingon but if you lived close to me your neck wouldn't be safe right now from my hands
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 01:44
Kati wrote:
Dayvenkirq wrote:
Kati wrote:
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
you hear that a lot from critics and frankly his vocals are an acquired taste
I do not hear from critics but considering that they have a huge following and can do no wrong I seem to be the only one odd out here :( no one agrees with me bah!
I've no idea how you've come to this conclusion.
Dayvenkirq, I wasn't speaking klingon but if you lived close to me your neck wouldn't be safe right now from my hands
PS. I have no idea nor can understand how come you can't understand why I came to that conclusion
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 02:11
I chose the Beatles only because if it wasn't for them I wouldn't have gotten into music. Plus if it wasn't for them Rush probably wouldn't have been the same or any other band from the seventies. I'm not saying they were or are the greatest band of all time(that's debatable)but they probably are the most influential and had the greatest impact on popular culture of any rock band in the world ever.
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 02:24
Prog_Traveller wrote:
I chose the Beatles only because if it wasn't for them I wouldn't have gotten into music. Plus if it wasn't for them Rush probably wouldn't have been the same or any other band from the seventies. I'm not saying they were or are the greatest band of all time(that's debatable)but they probably are the most influential and had the greatest impact on popular culture of any rock band in the world ever.
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 04:08
To contribute to the implicit sub-poll, 'Who vocals to you prefer - Geddy Lee or John Lennon'
I think Lennon was a great "general purpose" (in a good sense) singer - his voice was smooth and melodic (but not syrupy), expressive (but not too edgy), perfectly controlled and versatile enough to cover the whole breadth of the very diverse Beatles's repertoire and beyond.
Geddy Lee' singing talents are impressive and have been definitive for the style and fame of his band, but for a listener who isn't into Rush he may sound like high pitched tenor shifting into high pitched wailing and back. Couldn't imagine Geddy singing anywhere outside of the Rush's framework and context.
Same applies to Jon Anderson: all's good as long as he screeches and squeaks in unison with the good men of Yes, but allow him sing on his own and you may feel like throwing a bucket of water on him.
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 04:15
Lennon doesn't have a great voice or huge range but his phrasing is often magnificent, especially so in Imagine. The kind of mathy approach sometimes favoured in prog discussions on musical abilities don't really work when applied to singing. It's nice to have range and all that but there are words to be sung and Lennon knew how to sing them. Just because it sounds simple doesn't necessarily mean it is all that easy to reproduce his conviction in an actual performance. Just listen to Rufus Wainwright's bland covers for Exhibit A, he sounds a lot more trained than Lennon but to me the emotion is completely missing. And besides, yes, Geddy's voice is barely attractive anyway except when he sticks to his middle range, that is, from Permanent Waves onwards rather than the Plant-like screaming of 2112 or Farewell to Kings.
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 05:20
Kati wrote:
verslibre wrote:
Kati wrote:
Honestly there's one thing as living in Africa while having to put up with other people's music, Rush is prog yes however I can't understand the number of people who voted Rush instead of the Beatles above this to me makes no sense seriously! No!!!
I'm not a fan of John Lennon's vocals. The most interesting of the four was George Harrison, by far.
I've been a Rush fan for three decades.
Not a fan of vocals, Verslible? Ok I too don't pay much attention or focus on vocals, however I do accept you or one not being a fan of Lennon's vocals but no matter how famous Rush are and the huge following they have, Geddy's vocals sound like he is high on helium!!!! (Don't shoot me pls, i would pay big bucks to go see them live, seriously they do go big! but this is my honest opinion and my neuroids agree with me).
I enjoy vocals. You'd like Rush in concert nowadays, Geddy can't hit those stratospheric highs, anymore.
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 05:21
Kati wrote:
Honestly this is insane!!!!! I can't get to grips how many votes Rush got in this pole while being compared to The Beatles!!!! Seriously!!! Arghhhhh!!!! This makes no sense really!!!
What can we do? It's a strange poll. It would be like Pink Floyd vs. Eloy...and I'd pick Eloy. Beso!
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 05:43
rogerthat wrote:
But I note again the lack of flavour in his phrasing. The meaning of the words doesn't come out as much as it potentially can, for me.
Well, on this one Geddy does a diligent job articulating the syllables in synch with the rhythm, and in tune with the progression of the musical tones. I suppose that's what you meant anyway by the "lack of flavour"?
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Posted: February 09 2013 at 05:50
I don't hear much inflection on the words, varying the emphasis or stress, all of which adds up to the flavour. Just singing one word quickly but holding another a bit more, for example, these are very subtle but important aspects of rock/pop vocals because mostly they depend heavily on the lyrics. Geddy sings the lines very neatly and nicely and that's it. I think given the lyrics, the song has the potential to be more than just a breezy little upbeat and pleasant number.
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