So.. what was Geddy Lee's last great bassline...?

[HMX]

I think the Far Cry bassline (particularly the verse) is great, so S&A.

[RhysP]

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They need to sit and listen to Hold Your Fire over and over again and really get into those songs....
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Oh God no!

I think what they're doing now, and have been since "Counterparts", is to try & distance themselves from all that over arranged, over orchestrated lame AOR they were producing on albums like "Hold Your Fire" & "Presto", and I for one am very glad that they are. I don't even own a copy of "Hold Your Fire" anymore - I binned it as I just think it's awful.

[Skybone]

Saw them on the "Hold Your Fire" tour, and although it was a great gig, the songs off HYF/Power Windows/Grace Under Pressure were, let's say, not the highlights of the night.

Anyways, been listening to Vapour Trails in the car a lot recently, and the bass lines in Peacable Kingdom & Earthshine really stand out for me. The bass line for the verse of How It Is is great, but the chorus is a wee bit too safe, and instantly forgettable.

Kind of like watching "Later..." and seeing one of the "big name", crtiically acclaimed singer/songwriters, who's plugging their brand new, critically acclaimed record, where the music is safely within chordal progressions and is simply there to back up the "heart-felt/tortured soul" lyrics. Meh.

Been revisting a lot of my old CD's recently, and updating the missing parts of back catalogue albums from various bands, including Rush. Got to say that I never really rated Moving Pictures before, but listening to it again really puts it up there as one of their great albums. Counterparts for me, although not a bad album, is playing it safe. Test for Echo is a bit better. But for me, Vapour Trails and Snakes & Arrows are both superb albums by a great band.

Got hold of the Beyond the Lighted Stage DVD recently too, highly recommended veiwing if you're in anyway interested in Rush.

[Chris2112]

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Oh God no!

I think what they're doing now, and have been since "Counterparts", is to try & distance themselves from all that over arranged, over orchestrated lame AOR they were producing on albums like "Hold Your Fire" & "Presto", and I for one am very glad that they are. I don't even own a copy of "Hold Your Fire" anymore - I binned it as I just think it's awful.
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If Rush have ever made lame AOR it is definitely post [i]Counterparts[/i]. So many dreary songs, A/B/A style compositions. Some of it has been, I am sad to say, dreadful. Really bland album rock. They need to get back to the [i]Power Windows/Hold Your Fire[/i]way of thinking, ie: beautifully arranged songs, catchy melodies and albums so strong any song could be the lead single.

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1323441364' post='1463459']
If Rush have ever made lame AOR it is definitely post [i]Counterparts[/i]. So many dreary songs, A/B/A style compositions. Some of it has been, I am sad to say, dreadful. Really bland album rock. They need to get back to the [i]Power Windows/Hold Your Fire[/i]way of thinking, ie: beautifully arranged songs, catchy melodies and albums so strong any song could be the lead single.
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I completely agree. It's almost like they've given up writing [i]songs[/i] on their quest to ROCK and fit in with the younger bands.