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I find myself liking Janick's HBTN BECAUSE of the more frantic sound that he gives it. Of course, I love Adrian and I think the original solo is great, but I think I like Janick's playing of it better than H's when he's on, although sometimes he does not play it so well. I've been meaning to...

People say I have girl writing, so, while I don't know about Paul, I think I'm in good company with Adrian. That's an awesome card, I would love to be able to send a blank one to fellow metal fans.

"This can't go on, I must inform the law... But I feel drawn towards the ugg-wearing hordes, they seem to mesmerize... I can't avoid their eyes..."

I watched the whole video. I swear. Possibly at the expense of an IQ point or two. You guys really missed out on a lot. For example, the second controversy after "plain colors vs. unique colors," which is "are uggs out of style?" is truly a difficult issue with which to grapple. You also missed...

Ah, one of these where I'm familiar enough with the band. I'm just starting out in music really (heard some Iron Maiden) right around a year ago and the rest is history. But I do have six Rush albums, with getting more Rush being a high priority. Since I only have six, I'll just rank what I...

The United States' National Aeronomics and Space Administration's (NASA) Messenger spacecraft has discovered frozen water near Mercury's north pole. While it may seem counterintuitive, as Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the second-hottest in the solar system with a maximum surface...

The clear meaning was: Why is it that you do not own and/or have not watched Visions of the Beast? It is generally assumed that if a band is your favorite, you probably own all their albums and DVDs and have heard/watched all of them at least once, and probably multiple times. People (myself...

I wasn't really sure how to interpret mellow, so I basically stayed away from anything that sounds evil (like not 666 or El Dorado) or anything that is especially fast (like not Be Quick or Back In the Village). So here's what I came up with: 1. The Angel and the Gambler (SHORT VERSION) - 6:01...

Yeah, I can imagine the order in which one hears them making a difference here. Since Book II is significantly longer, if you had heard that first, that might make Book I feel like an intro, but if you heard Book I first, then Book II feels like a sequel. For me, they are more on equal ground...

Hmmm. I think if I was forced to pick I would probably take Book I. The Apollo/Dionysus continuation on the story is awesome, but I think I like more the mood of Book I, where he is desperately drawn to the black hole, just because he has to know if it is an "astral door" ("to soar..."). And the...

The Cygnus X-1 duology is also a great example of progressiveness, in my opinion it is Rush's finest achievement. All sorts of delicious proggy moments throughout. And as far as vocals go, there are some pretty normal sounding parts in Book II, but generally it's normal Geddy singing. I can't...

Once again, I'm speaking from an American perspective, but as I understand it, in Europe right now this is a time when several nations are struggling economically (Greece, Spain), and the rest of the countries are being asked to subsidize their recovery. It doesn't even seem to occur to a lot of...

See, I think you're giving too much credit to the mass-consuming audience. I think it is definitely possible for bad music to become popular, mostly because it has happened (in my opinion). But this requires more explanation... Contents: I. Individual Taste in Music II. Proving Superiority in...

I'm curious, by what standards do you determine one song to be better than another song? Surely one of them is not "musical complexity/diversity" or "display of skill by musicians", because "Call Me Maybe" is not strong in either of those categories. It is musically rather bland, relying almost...

Somehow I knew that even if I tried to dance around it, this would happen. *Sigh* You said it is annoying. Wouldn't that generally imply that it is therefore bad? Personally, if a song annoyed me, I would consider it bad. And the whole point of me saying that was as a challenge to a...

Fixed that for you. Because if you actually mean that every song ever written is better than Sanctuary, then you've missed... Popular music, really. *Note that this was not an implication that all pop is bad, but generally speaking a majority of really bad songs are "pop". Example: This...

I realize that there are benefits as well as drawbacks to the overall concept. I was not attempting to initiate a political debate, I was just trying to clarify that one should not construe Bruce's opposition to the EU as an opposition to international friendship or cooperation, especially when...

I always saw Bruce as moderate conservative (even before seeing the previously linked interview). Of course, as an American, I'm not totally certain on what the British definition of conservative is, but from my limited knowledge I can guess that it is a less right-leaning form of American...

It's interesting to note that "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done" is a line in the Lord's Prayer, one of the central prayers in Christianity. I found it interesting just now looking that up because I had remembered it "thy shall be done," like the line in ATSS (I'm not a Christian, so it's not...

Upon further examination, I guess it would. In any case, I don't see why that line is bad. Care to explain? And in my view, the pranced line is maybe a bit flamboyant, but only to the extent that it makes sense, in the context I explained in my previous post.