Rush.

[ezbass]

3 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I can’t bear the production on Clockwork Angels.

Me neither, just too dense,  it’s seems to be Nick Raskulinecz‘s MO. I’d love to hear a remix by someone else.

[prowla]

4 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

I can’t bear the production on Clockwork Angels. That’s opinions for ya!

 

They actually wanted Trevor Horn to produce Power Windows - that’s how they ended up with Anne Dudley arranging the strings.

 

Big fan of Drama here, btw. I think he does a great job on the vocals. Fly From Here - Return Flight, too.

 

Live in 1980 though? Not so much of a fan. Not his fault, tho.

 

Well - it would've been funny seeing if Trevor Horn could sing Geddy's songs! 🙂
I think his production is great, BTW.

Two Tribes is a fine bass line too.

[Jonge McLengo]

On 17/02/2025 at 11:11, paul_5 said:

Jesus, that's a shiit video!

I think the general consensus is that it’s enjoyably shite. Who wouldn’t want to see Geddy’s turbo mullet zooming around their TV screen in front of a stock background?

[Musicman666]

i was seriously into rush in the 70s  ..even caught a couple of their early hammy odeon shows then after moving pictures came out which was amazing they went all genesis 80s meltdown on me ...about then i jumped ship into the cure bunnymen etc etc... 

[dmccombe7]

On 17/02/2025 at 11:20, cetera said:

It's all about the Farewell To Kings album/era for me. Everything else comes 2nd....

100% when i saw them on that tour in Glasgow i just couldn't believe how 3 guys could produce that level of complexity.

Just 3 cool looking guys having great fun doing what they do best. 

I really liked the idea of their concept albums. I just got lost in their world while listening. Probably reading more into it than i should but at 18yrs old your imagination runs wild. 🤩

Dave

[Musicman666]

9 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Probably reading more into it than i should but at 18yrs old your imagination runs wild. 🤩

Dave

good old mother nature tends to have that effect..

[jensenmann]

Rush was my bass bible for quite some time. Geddy´s playing is so unusual, inventive, full of character and unusual ideas. Very refreshing. Many hyped bassplayers have less to say than Geddy.

Sorry, still a fanboy after 40 years.

[Musicman666]

geddy was a huge entwistle fan from the get go so the two go hand in hand in my mind..

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

On 18/02/2025 at 08:21, wateroftyne said:

I think the production is perfect, in an 80s way. Very Trevor Horn.

Listening to it now through decent headphones on lossless and it sounds ace.

[TrevorR]

On 18/02/2025 at 08:21, wateroftyne said:

I think the production is perfect, in an 80s way. Very Trevor Horn.

It’s a shame that Steve Lillywhite pulled out of producing Grace Under Pressure at the last minute(Geddy still bears a grudge apparently). Given the direction that album went, I think that could have been a really interesting collaboration. Peter Henderson did a fine job but I’d have loved to have travelled to an alternative timeline/dimension to listen to the Lillywhite-produced version. Love the sound he got on Big Country’s The Crossing album around the same time.

[wateroftyne]

22 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

It’s a shame that Steve Lillywhite pulled out of producing Grace Under Pressure at the last minute(Geddy still bears a grudge apparently). Given the direction that album went, I think that could have been a really interesting collaboration. Peter Henderson did a fine job but I’d have loved to have travelled to an alternative timeline/dimension to listen to the Lillywhite-produced version. Love the sound he got on Big Country’s The Crossing album around the same time.

I think of it as a dodging a bullet.. I’m not sure I’d have liked it. Still, it would be interesting to hear. 
 

The real production surprise for me was Counterparts. I listened to it when it came out, but like many of the newer albums I didn’t really return to it that much.

 

Listened to it all the way through a little while ago and while the songs are.. OK, the recording is so organic and punchy. Real pre-loudness war stuff.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

26 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I think of it as a dodging a bullet.. I’m not sure I’d have liked it. Still, it would be interesting to hear. 
 

The real production surprise for me was Counterparts. I listened to it when it came out, but like many of the newer albums I didn’t really return to it that much.

 

Listened to it all the way through a little while ago and while the songs are.. OK, the recording is so organic and punchy. Real pre-loudness war stuff.

I always think of Counterparts as the forgotten gem of the Rush catalogue. Test For Echo was a nosedive as far as I’m concerned, but I really like Counterpsrts.

[TrevorR]

I remember I was listening to Steve Wright In The Afternoon and the did a “tracks from albums coming out soon - guess the band” and they played a track from Counterparts. I recognised Geddy’s voice but thought, blimey, that’s a change of style for Alex with the grungy guitar.

[prowla]

19 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

I remember I was listening to Steve Wright In The Afternoon and the did a “tracks from albums coming out soon - guess the band” and they played a track from Counterparts. I recognised Geddy’s voice but thought, blimey, that’s a change of style for Alex with the grungy guitar.

Yep - despite the title of the song I previously linked, they never stood still.