rogerstodge Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote name='yorick' timestamp='1342757063' post='1740476'] My mate Steve playing all instruments on YYZ............. Makes you sick doesn't it!!!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmP4FngzHA"]http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=fZmP4FngzHA[/url] [/quote]I dont like your mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote name='yorick' timestamp='1342757063' post='1740476'] My mate Steve playing all instruments on YYZ............. Makes you sick doesn't it!!!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmP4FngzHA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmP4FngzHA[/url] [/quote]Nice. Really nails that Lifeson tone on the rhythm parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I have to say, watching Steve's performance makes me realise the 'art' is in the writing and not in the performance. There are moments of 'wow' but a lot of it is not that hard to execute, given a relatvely small investment (the bass part and guitar parts are often the same, for instance). I always smile at this astonishing waste of time..... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPWJc42n8iU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPWJc42n8iU[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1342775791' post='1740679'] OK, then. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsYuHbXZUk[/media] [/quote] Ta. The track still leaves me cold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 [quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1342865344' post='1741968'] Ta. The track still leaves me cold...[/quote] You're welcome. Leaves me cold too, unfortunately. I'm trying [i]really [/i]hard to be a Rush fan - it's going very well - just the music bit to sort out now, and I'll be there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1342865794' post='1741980'] I'm trying [i]really [/i]hard to be a Rush fan - it's going very well - just the music bit to sort out now, and I'll be there! [/quote] Same with me, I've tried to like them and Yes. But failed miserably. I love Rick Wakeman's stories of touring, so I'm more of a Yes fan that Rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammstein2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWttEbE2KTU&feature=plcp[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKai9B5fQec&feature=plcp[/media] These should help? His name is Troy, he's in New York, and hes a Rush nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoesoffloydaaron Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 YYZ is my favourite instrumental; the version of Foo Fighters playing this with Rush in Toronto (correct me if I'm wrong) is brilliant. I've only seen Rush play live once and they didn't play this epic song. It also took me ages to learn the bassline for this song but it's definitely one of Geddy's best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I love Jazz but this is shocking.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzBCUIHE7zc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzBCUIHE7zc&feature=related[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 This is the only Rush album that i can still listen to. There is a quality to the songs that seem more permanent than other albums. Red Barchetta, Limelight etc YYZ is a fantastic track. I can still remember first hearing it and thinking how amazing it was. My nail it track was always "Sir Duke". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1344096865' post='1759794'] I love Jazz but this is shocking... [/quote] Thus proving that just because something [i]can [/i]be done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1344096865' post='1759794'] I love Jazz but this is shocking.... [/quote] innit [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1344097889' post='1759808'] Thus proving that just because something [i]can [/i]be done... [/quote] but then why only half do it? there are a couple of moments where the arrangement [i]almost [/i]begins to work aside from JB's sloppy/lazy playing the real killer is that the drum line is identical to the original version - if you're going to go out on a limb with a radical arrangement you need to address the whole score not just everything apart from the drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 So that's Jeff Berlin?? There was me wondering why Geddy had put on four stone and grown a silly moustache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1344100113' post='1759845'] So that's Jeff Berlin?? There was me wondering why Geddy had put on four stone and grown a silly moustache. [/quote] you obviously didnt hang around long enough until the end then to hear the presenter biggin' him up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1344100341' post='1759847'] ...you obviously didnt hang around long enough until the end then to hear the presenter biggin' him up [/quote] No, I most certainly did not! I'm not a big Rush fan at the best of times and gave this abomination around fifty seconds worth of my valuable and rapidly diminishing time. Which I won't be getting back any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbass1000 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It was the first real difficult song I tried to learn, started when I was about 14 and i've only just nailed it ( 17 now ) The second fill is the hardest to get down, but in fairness it's not too different from one of the rundowns near the beginning I have a couple of mates ( guitarist and drummer ) who were in the same boat as me for learning this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngh Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1344213160' post='1761414'] I thought it was great. [/quote] The "Orchestral Din" ruined it. And Jeff murdered, sounded like he was playing a £100 bass through a cardboard box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1344234269' post='1761442'] And Jeff murdered, sounded like he was playing a £100 bass through a cardboard box [/quote]I have to agree with this, way too nasal for me, absolutely no fundamental tone. Also seemed a bit soulless as if he's just reading the dots without bringing any personality to it; rather like reading a story put loud in monotone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 To me it was what evidence of the phenomenon that is often considerd to be what is wrong with session musicians. All the notes in the right place but still not there. A bit like 'James Galway plays The Beatles'. It's like asking Mike Batt to do a tribute to Metallica - its never going to gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmith Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 It was pretty scrappy and pretty awful to be honest. Not surprisingly, Neil Peart's rather stiff playing style probably didn't help matters. It seemed to me that none of them really seemed to be listening to each other that closely and while Jeff Berlin seemed to get a fair number of notes right, the bass playing just left me cold. When I did the Rush tribute thing, I normally figured out the parts and got to a point where I was happy with my performances (with a bit of practice obviously). I always struggled with YYZ though, for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1344096865' post='1759794'] I love Jazz but this is shocking.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzBCUIHE7zc&feature=related[/media] [/quote] My ears are bleeding............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) If it wasn't for the bass and drums that would be alright that. Mostly the bass though. Right from the off, the best riffs and hooks are all slightly out of time and the tone is rubbish. Edited August 10, 2012 by bigjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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