| Author | Message | ||
| glocke
Senior Member Username: glocke Post Number: 961 Registered: 9-2002 |
and was it as mind blowing as I imagine it was? Thats the one show I would choose to go see if I could go back in time... | ||
| stout71
Member Username: stout71 Post Number: 99 Registered: 7-2011 |
Unfortunately, I was only 7 when this album was released. Definitely one of my favorite albums from them. (I'm a HUGE fan.) I listened to Hempispheres nonstop when I was first learning to play. It took a couple of years (13-14 years old) but I had it down note for note. I had no life, apparently. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2287 Registered: 10-2003 |
I wasn't a Rush fan until Right before Permanent Waves was released. I didn't see the Hemispheres tour but did see them on the Permanent Waves tour and yes, it was mind-blowing to say the least. Funny thing, .38 Special was the opening act and did a ~15 minute instrumental piece that was totally progressive and really kicked butt. John | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 790 Registered: 2-2011 |
I cut my musical teeth on Rush. 2112 was one of the first songs I ever learned on bass. I was in Jr. High when I discovered them on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert & have been a fan ever since! I think the first tour I saw was either A Farewell To Kings or Hemispheres, & yes, it was as mind blowing as you can imagine! There were times when Geddy would do 5 things at once, he would sing, play bass with his left hand, keys with his right, Taurus Pedals with his feet, & sit on another keyboard for a sound effect! I can't even talk & play my bass at the same time, the guy is amazing!! | ||
| 12stringwilson
Intermediate Member Username: 12stringwilson Post Number: 108 Registered: 12-2008 |
Circumstances!! Still amazes me that he played that bass line and sang at the same time. | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 791 Registered: 2-2011 |
Circumstances is one of my favorite Rush tunes! I own a black Rickenbacker because that's what Geddy played! I was devistated when he switched to Steinberger, then Jazz Bass, but then I played a Jazz Bass & understood why, so I bought one of those too! | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 416 Registered: 5-2005 |
Rusty, don't forget he also briefly played a Wal, after the Steinberger. Stout, you had a very "stout" youth spending it with Rush! You were committed and passionate about them, most youth of today wish they could stay so committed and passionate (many adults wish so as well). | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 792 Registered: 2-2011 |
Yeah Steve, I had forgotten about his dabbling with the Wal. I guess I was still traumatized from him giving up the Rick, so I blocked that period out of my memory! LOL! | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 417 Registered: 5-2005 |
I understand. I keep my 73 black Ric, and have colllected many others since. There's no place like home. | ||
| stout71
Intermediate Member Username: stout71 Post Number: 101 Registered: 7-2011 |
In Geddy's defense of the Steinberger, it did have a pretty unique sound and seemed to fit the style of music they were writing in the 80's. Same goes for the Wal. The thing had no bottom end at all but I can't imagine hearing the studio version of Big Money with anything else. | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 793 Registered: 2-2011 |
I like Big Money, but am not a fan at all of the keyboard heavy Steinberger era tunes of the 80's. I much prefer the older prog stuf. I do like the new Clockwork Angels with it's heavier guitar oriented sound. I just saw the Clockwork Angels tour in December & they can still rock! | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 418 Registered: 5-2005 |
Each instrument serves a specific purpose. I like "Fat bottom(s)", when and on whom appropriate. G-d bless those 18 inch woofers in those gaudy Plush amps. Still the Fender sound of old is classic but not Geddy's type of sound. His clank does not really have the fat bass bottom of bloat. We have Jamerson and Duck and many others to inspire the classic bottom sound. I like it all!!! They all have a place in my repetoire and listening choices. But that's because I'm a lover, not a fighter (Heecowee Indian mantra F-Troop fans). | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 794 Registered: 2-2011 |
I agree Steve. My idea of the ultimate bass sound is Jimmy Johnson, but his sound would not fit Rush at all. My favorite band now is Dream Theater but I don't like John Myung's bass sound at all. It's too muddy & doesn't cut through the mix & show his amazing skill on the bass. I was also an F-Troop fan! | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 419 Registered: 5-2005 |
I know developing one's sound is critical, expecially for the application for which it is intended. I hope to design with Alembic the ultimate bass that has that fat Fender tone of yore, without losing the Alembic sound (yes I am plotting). I can live with going to a real "Ric" for that Chris Squire" awesome tone, and I certainly have enough of those laying around (but never too many despite my wife's protestations, btw). Oh, so many choices, so little time, need more time to play them all even if I only owned one instrument. The horror, the horror! (bonus points for the first person to identify which pudgy actor recited those lines, and the movie, and yes I am balding and pudgy myself)! | ||
| moonliner
Intermediate Member Username: moonliner Post Number: 105 Registered: 12-2004 |
Apocalypse Now, Marlon Brando! | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 421 Registered: 5-2005 |
Excellent! What a stoner movie. A "young" Martin Sheen starred as well, and it nearly killed him (he suffered a heart attack during filming for those that do not know). | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 795 Registered: 2-2011 |
Steve, get an SF-2 & you can make your Alembic or any other bass sound like anything you can imagine! | ||
| 5a_quilt_top
Member Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 82 Registered: 6-2012 |
+1 on "Clockwork Angels" tour. +1 on return to more guitar-oriented material. Saw the show in Phoenix last November (included a string section!) - awesome. They played "extra-inspired" because the show was being taped for a future DVD release. Geddy used several different J-basses and they all sounded magnificent | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 422 Registered: 5-2005 |
Rusty, already have one, but never had the chance to "apply" it yet. My office resembles a high end audio and bass store. Too many toys, not enough time. Thanks for the tip, I should have known. Forgive me my sins Alembic goddess! | ||
| eligilam
Senior Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 404 Registered: 2-2006 |
Wow, great thread!!! It just so happens my Roland PK-5 MIDI footpedal is arriving in the mail today---I'm going to use it for my newly formed Rush cover band (I'm the Geddy part). I'm a huge Geddy fan. I have a Ric, a Steiny, two Wals and a Jazz Bass---so I can always cop his tone, no matter what tune we play! | ||
| eligilam
Senior Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 405 Registered: 2-2006 |
Oh, and in keeping with the topic, Hemispheres is my favorite of their catalogue, although I was 5 when it came out. We play The Trees in my current band, but I'm waiting for Circumstances to pop up on our radar of songs-to-learn as well... | ||
| rustyg61
Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 796 Registered: 2-2011 |
Steve, I highly recommend taking the SF-2 out for a test drive! There is a bit of a learning curve to master it, but once you do the possibilities are endless! | ||
| tubeperson
Senior Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 423 Registered: 5-2005 |
But are you going to cop a feel? Or more politely stated "coppeth a feel"? I've got 2 Steiny's in my arsenal. In my younger day I stupidly missed a chance for a Wal with a fretted and fretless neck. Good grief!!! | ||
| jcdlc72
Advanced Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 227 Registered: 11-2009 |
I started last year a Rush tribute (on which I was to play the Geddy role), for which I assembled a nice rig with what I already had, and a couple toys to add to it. A Roland JV80 (lower tier) and a Juno-2 (uper tier) in the "front" keyboard stand, a Yamaha KX61 (lower tier) and a Roland D-50 (upper tier) on the "Left" keyboard stand, in the middle of those an 8 spc rack containing an ac rack strip, a line mixer, a Peavey Spectrum Bass, an Alesis NanoBass, a Midiman BiPort 4x2 MIDI interface, an ART Multiveerb unit, and a rackmount PC running a nice VSTi host and several VSTis, and finally found a nice MIDI Footpedal (at the floor of the "front" stand) to play the pedal bass parts while playing keys with my hands. Not a PK-5, though -which I found real big and heavy by the way-, nor the Korg one that Geddy uses, but a cheaper one that some guy from Miami makes and sells over the 'bay. It has buttons instead of levers, is smaller and lighter but nice working nonetheless, and it has a wooden box (which makes it look like some sort of "Floor Minimoog" thing, I even thought of making some kind of funny metal plaque -it has no visible brand badge anywhere- to "customize" it), to add to my bass rig and voila. Unfortunately, due to several reasons not worthy to disclose here, it only lasted two wonderful rehearsals. The set was working wonders (The VSTi host is capable of handling and sorting out every MIDI in and out from every device and acts as a router, so I can play any source -rack unit, keyboard or VSTi- from any surface, be it any keyboard or the footpedal, once I had the pre-production work done song by song). The hard part was -literally- doing my best not to fall while doing the whole singing-bass playing- keyboard playing- footboard tap-dancin' thing. So I realized Ged is not only a hell of a player and singer, but a wonderful acrobat! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1968 Registered: 9-2002 |
Don't know about buying a Ric or a J Bass, but I do know I've narrowed down my next amp choice to either a Washing Machine or a Chicken Roaster; right now I'm leaning towards the roaster, would always eat good at the date, and there'd be no shortage of chicken bones to rub the strings with. J o e y | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1969 Registered: 9-2002 |
I've posted this before, but here's a walk-around of NP's 'Time Machine' tour drum kit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2R7vf3uZVA J o e y | ||
| jcdlc72
Advanced Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 228 Registered: 11-2009 |
What about the sausage maker, Joey? It seems to give you more "rumble" and "Fatness... :P | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 939 Registered: 6-2006 |
Gonna see Rush July 4th at Summerfest. http://www.summerfest.com/ Stoked! | ||
| groovelines
Senior Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 740 Registered: 4-2003 |
Rush cancelled the show in '79, watch this. We were pretty bummed, they seem to have taken it in stride. I did however manage to carefully "remove" this poster from a neighborhood kiosk. 16 and living in Munich, great times, yes, indeedy-do.  Saw the Clockwork Angels show this past November with my brothers. By far the best concert experience I've had in many a year. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3333 Registered: 10-2002 |
Already have my tix for May 30th in Glasgow. Can't wait. As for a favourite album, I'm going to come out all controversial and say I really love the music on Vapour trails (given that there's too much compression - I heard that they're to re-release it done properly). Of the golden oldies, Moving Pictures would probably be top of my list with Limelight my stand out track. I first saw them around 1979 which I guess would have been the hemispheres tour and didn't see them again till the vapour trails tour around 2003. Missed the last UK tour so I'm really looking forward to May. Graeme | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 940 Registered: 6-2006 |
If you read Neil's book Ghost Rider (highly recommended), the songs on Vapor Trails take on a whole new meaning. Great book - great album! | ||
| glocke
Senior Member Username: glocke Post Number: 963 Registered: 9-2002 |
Well...look what I found. link not sure what im doing wrong...cant hotlink, cant embed... (Message edited by glocke on March 12, 2013) [edit to fix the link] (Message edited by adriaan on March 13, 2013) | ||
| jzstephan
Intermediate Member Username: jzstephan Post Number: 157 Registered: 1-2012 |
Isn't Rush Hemispheres that fat guy on AM radio that rants about everything? | ||
| peoplechipper
Advanced Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 338 Registered: 2-2009 |
I've seen almost every tour since Permanent Waves...about the only stadium show I'd go to because I love the band and they do such a good job; the break videos are stellar... Tony |
