Any Max Webster fans?
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Topic: Any Max Webster fans?
Posted By: fronobulax
Subject: Any Max Webster fans?
Date Posted: March 29 2020 at 17:09
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This great band needs more love! A phenomenal Canadian band perhaps best known as opening for Rush on several tours, MW released 5 amazing albums. If you've never checked them out, they are highly fun in these dark times!!! No shortage of surprises in their heavy and quirky discography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNcI7F5-sCM&list=PLz6cAheObZci2pZbsheoZg8da5qVUgdbV
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 30 2020 at 02:40
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I saw them supporting Rush and they are a good band. Paradise Skies is a good album but I've not heard any others. |
Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: March 30 2020 at 05:29
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Yes ,great band.Got a couple of 2 albums on 1 cd packages. Never saw them live unfortunately, but did see a cover band Mix Webster at my local. ------------- Shake & bake. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 30 2020 at 05:31
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Saw Webster at my high school on a Friday night, plus many times in clubs or supporting other bands. They were wild on stage
TBH, while still a good album (can't say the same for UJ, which oddly would bring them international attention), you can already feel the band falling apart ... and the sound production is quite different compared to their first three.
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chopper wrote:Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: March 31 2020 at 15:13
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'A million vacations'.. isn't that the lp with 'Paradise Skies' on? That's the lp I bought off the back of that Rush support.. its a great lp and I hadn't heard any other till recently. On a similar theme, FM 'Black Noise' was another band/lp I discovered off the back of a Rush support act ------------- |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 02:48
Yes, you're right, I was getting my tracks and albums muddled up. Thanks.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 03:31
Black Noise is probably my fave prog album out of English Canada (with Ptarmigan and The Collector's debut)
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 09:50
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Saw them supporting Rush once. IIRC, Geddy came out and sang a song with them wearing a mask, but you knew it was him with his distinctive voice. This is where Neil struck his collaboration with Pye Dubois on lyrics, as Pye also wrote for Max Webster. I have a cassette of theirs somewhere in a box, assume it is Million Vacations. -------------   
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 10:53
It would have been fun if Geddy Lee had come out imitating the vocals of Barry White or Tom Waits, or perhaps Tiny Tim or Édith Piaf, and then transitioned to his own distinctive vocal style. ;) By the way, I do recognise the song on youtube from the opening post, but I haven't heard much Max Webster, at least of which I am aware. I guess I would have heard various MW stuff on classic rock radio, especially as I reside in Canada. That said, I don't listen to a lot of hard rock/ AOR kind of bands. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 11:47
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Didn't Max Webster and Rush do a single together? Battle scars? I don't remember much about it.. must see if I can find it on youtube.. ------------- |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 12:32
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 13:24
Cheers!  ------------- |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 14:58
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This is Kim solo. Really cool (and funny) song AND video! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 15:14
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^ I hadn't noticed before that Dustin from Stranger Things was in that video. ;) "There's no bird nesting in my hair, a**hole" (Dustin Henderson). ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 18:16
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 01 2020 at 18:39
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