Adrian Smith

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No, I didn't mean that. :p

Adrian's solo stuff does not put a great emphasis on him. At least not intentionally. I mean, it's not like he is in the spotlight and everything else revolves around him. But you should check for yourself.
 
I just listened to the original (Red Barchetta that is) --I like the guitar tone (I can see why people like that); but the vocals aren't really to my taste. I know this isn't really important to quite a lot of people, but when the guitar part(s) aren't to my taste (i.e. the lead work isn't interesting enough, to my taste) --a bands whole body of work doesn't really interest me that much. I'm like this with Rush: I like Lifeson, but not enough. And I like Geddy's bass work --but overall there's just not enough for me to truly love them. Good though.

They'd be pretty good if they had two guitarists... & the one was Adrian!
 
Sorry for the off topic post but I'd like to state that there's much to discover when it comes to Rush. E.g., how is the following guitar (and song) to your taste? Behold the penultimate guitar solo part:
 
Sorry, Forostar.
This is certainly one of the better Rush songs that I've heard but this is just not my cup of tea. My main issue with Rush is the vocals and when I don't like the singing I'm totally put off.
 
Geddy's vocals can sound pretty annoying at times but I don't think they're enough to cover up the magnificience of the music. You'd probably like YYZ (which is an amazing instrumental track) then. :D
 
With such outstanding music and musicians, I surely can dig "lesser" vocalists. And on this song, he sings quite normal if you ask me. Great vocal melody in the chorus by the way.

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I can imagine that someone might not be over the moon by Lee's voice but what I also think is that the music is not appreciated enough. If it were, then people wouldn't be that bothered about the vocals.

And in this case I don't think this statement is far from the truth, since both Ariana and Cried are not famous for their love for bands known for complex/"difficult"/"precise"/progressive/proggy/you know what I mean music.
(bar the stuff Adrian Smith plays on; unless I have missed something)
 
The Flash said:
Geddy's vocals can sound pretty annoying at times but I don't think they're enough to cover up the magnificience of the music. You'd probably like YYZ (which is an amazing instrumental track) then. :D
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Not quite. In fact, Moving Pictures is the only Rush album I have heard from start to finish. Other than that, I've heard just isolated songs.
I know that many people consider Rush to be one of the greatest rock bands but I seem to be missing something.
 
If I may make an attempt:

From the posts I've read I'd say you are more into straightforward and "simple" rock/grunge/metal. With "simple" I mean music in which the musical structures and (rhythm) patterns are not that complex and with hardly any (time) changes.

Besides vocals and lyrics, I'd say atmosphere, drive and spirit are more important to you. Just a matter of taste. :)
Again: I might have missed something, sorry if I did. I can imagine that you didn't speak of all the bands you like.
 
Forostar said:
Besides vocals and lyrics, I'd say atmosphere, drive and spirit are more important to you.
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This is certainly true. :) But it does not cover my musical interests 100%. I love changes, including time and rhythm changes. I wouldn't like Maiden if I didn't.
 
Rush is not everyones cup of tea and I think alot of it might have to do with Geddy's singing IMO. Actually, my husband has said that to me. He just can't get into Rush because he can't get past Geddy's vocals (and then promptly goes to make fun of him. ::)). I honestly think that I got into Rush mainly because of the musical aspect and not so much Geddy's vocals. I can easily get past them or I've listened to Rush so much now that I've gotten use to them and they don't bug me.

Now, to keep this on topic with Adrian, I'm glad others agree that his guitar work on the song was fantastic. :D I'd really like to hear what he could do on some other songs.
 
Hmmm... I don't talk very much about other music/bands I listen to on any of these forums, so I'm not sure what you're (Forostar) basing your assumptions about me on ("... Ariana and Cried not famous for their love for bands known for complex / "difficult" / "precise" / progressive / proggy / you know what I mean music."). If anything, my comments on Maiden (i.e. tracks I like/dislike) would suggest I do not like "simple" tracks; because I don't. In fact, if you'd read my comments above, you should've deduced that guitar musicianship is fundamental to my appreciation of music. In the case of Rush, from what I've heard (not much), it's not the vocals not being to my taste that pull them down in my opinion, it's me not having heard enough that I like of Lifeson's guitar playing.

That aside, I'll listen to Limelight & get back to you! :)
 
Eh... I hope that wasn't (Limelight) one of your examples of "complex / "difficult" / "precise" / progressive / proggy" (I doubt it)? I thought that was okay. The guitar solo was probably the only decent thing about it... :p

Why don't you tell me what you like about it?
 
CriedWhenBrucieLeft said:
Eh... I hope that wasn't (Limelight) one of your examples of "complex / "difficult" / "precise" / progressive / proggy" (I doubt it)? I thought that was okay. The guitar solo was probably the only decent thing about it... :p

Why don't you tell me what you like about it?
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I know that's directed at Forostar but I figured I'd chime in here. IMO Limelight isn't really a good example of "complex / "difficult" / "precise" / progressive / proggy". Now, 2112 would be considered as such if you've ever heard that one at all?

EDIT: And like Flash said, YYZ.
 
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 really imagine the end of Book I done any differently, though.

Just a warning: the two songs combined are over 28 minutes, so it's not exactly a quick listen. Definitely worth it though, in my opinion.

 
Book II is far superior to Book I imo. I never listen to them together either.
 
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 first entrance of Geddy's vocals is one of those great moments in music, because the song has been building up to that point, and then, finally "Invisible to telescopic eye..." And of course the end of the first book is just thrilling. Despite not having been alive in 1977, I did get Kings several months before Hemispheres, so every time I listened to Cygnus and heard the heartbeat at the end it made me excited to get Hemispheres just to hear what happened next.

And I often feel like I can't help but listen to them together; right after I listen to A Farewell to Kings I tend to have a desire to put on Hemispheres.
 
Book 1 really jams at first, but I actually like the parts without Geddy's singing the most. I feel like it kinda drags after that, honestly. I love that riff though.

I heard Hemispheres before Kings, so maybe that has something to do with it. Hearing Book I for the first time just felt like an intro to the epic I already knew and loved.
 
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