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You think YOU'VE got problems with the neighbours? Mine was banging on the door at 3am this morning. Lucky for him I was up doing bagpipe practice.

Apparently the mod I refer to in my earlier post buffers the pickup as it should have been. They're supposed to sound great.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1322768152' post='1455716'] I had one which I sold to Philw - fretless - I wasn't overly impressed TBH - lacked something... [/quote] [url="http://www.cafewalter.com/cafewalter/fetpre/index.htm"]One of these, maybe?[/url]

I think if you buy a cover from Silverstone after reading this thread, and other reports around the web, you haven't really got grounds to grumble if it goes wrong.

The people who say the Streamliner is muddy and undefined are generally those who haven't realised the bass knob turns anticlockwise.

Love that tune, love the production. It sounds like a band.

Crank the treble. Can you hear the tweeter hiss?

[quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1322596039' post='1453369'] I would buy from the again as i really liked the covers [/quote] Wow... you're brave.

Played at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday.. always a treat. It's an annual do, and we always have a few different guests on. [url="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.247990261929273.58610.104384302956537&type=1&l=1fc69c8e4f"]Here's some photos[/url]. If any of you get the chance to see the New Rope String Band, don't miss 'em. They're a hoot.

I'm in four... First come, first served unless a compromise can be reached that makes everyone happy. Sometimes I have to say no to really good stuff, but that's just how it is...

Aww.. You can't post the 'yawn' emoticon via the mobile site.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1322399039' post='1450278'] Oh.... the temptation!! [/quote] ...to do what, pray tell?

I wasn't able to get along for this, but I'll C&P this from a local music forum... ------------- Genes-ish @ The Office, Sat 26th Nov 2011 As we all know, the North East is a hotbed of talent, and when it comes to tribute bands we are especially well catered for - some of the country's finest residing right at our doorstep. Consequently our expectations of tribute bands are set very highly indeed and the vast majority of imported talent falls well short of the supreme standards we have come to expect. NOT THIS BAND..... Having saw their gig at the 3 Tuns about a year or so ago, I was expecting a quality show, but the lineup changes since that gig have taken what was already a superb tribute and lifted it right up to the very top of the tree. Arriving an infuriating 15 minutes late, I found the band just about to open "The Cage", for me easily the highlight of what I saw of their first set. Set 2 opened with crowd pleaser "Mama", singer John Kirby superbly lit (as was the entire show) in green strobes as he pulled a suitable Collins-esque gurn during the sinister laughter that has become that song's signature moment, and through out the show John displayed knowing touches of dramatic stage presence, not least during "The Musical Box" - the interaction with an over enthusiastic fan merely adding to the spectacle. Closing opus "Firth of Fith" resulted in roars of approval before John joined drummer Alex for a spectacular duet that worked like magic. The fact that John also drums means Genes-ish are able to deliver the full Collins style show to superb effect. Dramatic stage presence, excellent musicianship and spellbinding vocal delivery - what more could you ask of a front man? A spectacular "Los Endos", an enormous huge crowd singalong to "I Know What I Like" and a suitably uptempo "Turn It On Again" closed out one of the best shows I have seen in a very long time and easily one of my top gigs this year. With excellent performances from Neil Gordon (keys), Pete Smith (guitars) , Justin Ryan (bass) and Alex Lindley (drums), Genes-ish are easily up there with the top tributes you will ever see. I could have wrote this review in one word - AWESOME ! Moo! PMSbull

[quote name='jbn4001' timestamp='1322340497' post='1449730'] DAMN if I didn't think Geddy's perpetual one finger flamenco dan-an-ana-nana-nana-nana-angering over the OLD tunes, let alone the new, P*ssed me off big time.[/quote] Yeah... me too. When it hit home for me was the instrumental break in Between the Wheels on the R30 tour. [quote name='jbn4001' timestamp='1322340497' post='1449730'] In short, I know where OP is coming from, but I still think he produces good stuff, albeit in smaller quantity. But he and the three of them as a whole have earned the right to sit back more than any other rock band IMO, period. [/quote] The thing is, they can only get away with it 'cos there's thousands of people like me who will continue to throw money at them regardless of what they put out. They're almost unique in that regard. (Oh, and Alex... stop pretending to sing. It looks silly.)

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1322242179' post='1448582'] New album due next year, and according to Ged in a recent interview, the producer is trying to encourage an older-style Rush record...epics were also mentioned. They put out a taster last year, the Caravan/BU2B single. If that's what's called a working retirement, they sound more alive on those two tracks than bands half their age IMHO! [/quote] I quite like Caravan, but it's not 'great'. IMO. Y'know, I'd like to hear them stripped back. Just the three of them doing their thing.

[quote name='Protium' timestamp='1322249100' post='1448689'] Where has the blue theme gone? [/quote] It was a bit too saucy for the kids, apparently.

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1322230269' post='1448293'] Geddy's playing?? I think he continues to contribute colour to the songs the way he always did. As Rush has evolved he has evolved into more of an all round musician than his original 'bass player who sings'. I'm all for that. The song comes first. Always the song. [/quote] I actually think the song comes second with them these days...!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1322173061' post='1447673'] I'd love to hear that re-mixed with bass & drums significantly further forward in the mix. [/quote] Yes - that would be nice.

[quote name='cd_david' timestamp='1322172403' post='1447660'] [media]http://youtu.be/hOPxZ5NF-aM[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/KYVbekOQCYs[/media] Heres 2 that I think are brilliant but have the flamenco and chordal work all over them but still full of energy and drive. [/quote] Ah - I forgot about Driven. OK.. Driven it is. Freeze though... I've just had another listen in case I'm missing anything, but that song to me is everything I don't like about a lot of the stuff of this era. A load of snippets pro-tool'd together, with Geddy awkwardly trying to fit a melody around it. Bleh.

Cheers, all! It's great fun to do live. It's pretty uncharacteristic of the rest of the album...

I can... I created this thread on it.

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1322155728' post='1447376'] Yes, his playing and tone has changed, as have the band. But imagine how boring it would be if they still dressed flowing robes and sounded like they did in 1977? [/quote] But imagine how great it would be if the songs from the last three albums had bass parts that didn't sound like phoned-in afterthoughts..!

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1322151308' post='1447289'] I have a theory that a lot of famous bands/artists have too many people around them telling them everything they do is great and they start believing it. A lack of criticism and self regulating crap filter ends up with poor output. [/quote] That could well be the problem in this case, IMO. [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1322150436' post='1447276'] Or harmony. Their songwriting is very poor these days. I don't like his vocal melodies, the awful mixing and mastering. There's no sweetness to their songs anymore, no energy, no beauty. They seem to have so little to say.[/quote] Yep - Geddy's vocal phrasing is slapdash... and they don't write songs any more. They assemble licks in ProTools.

There's just no [i]melody [/i]in the lines anymore. Come on, Geddy... sort it out!

I ran my Focus for years with Sansamp and EBS pre's. It was fine, it did the job well, but it missed the oomph of latter-day switching amps. It reminded me a bit of the RH450...?