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rockzilla · 08-01-2003, 05:24 PM

Although I couldn't go to SARS-stock, (woulda loved to see Rush + The Tea Party again, along with seeing The Flaming Lips, AC/DC, and the Stones for the first time), I watched the CBC footage of it. They showed Rush playing 'Freewill', and I was dismayed to hear Alex Lifeson doing backup vocals during the chorus.

Anyone who's heard his side project 'Victor' can agree that he did everything possible to hide the fact that he can't sing for shit, (guest singers, instrumentals, and the 2 tracks he did the vocals for were spoken). His guitar work is still astonishing though.

Geddy can't wail like he used to either. It was painful to hear the 'Each of us / a cell of awareness / empathic and incomplete' part of Freewill. I also thought it odd to see shots of kids crowd surfing to them.

I don't listen to them much anymore, but when I do, it's usually older stuff. 'Working Man' is a classic, 'In the End' is an overlooked song that I've come around to. When I pop in 2112, the only song I skip is 'The Twilight Zone'. The only exception to the 'Older stuff' rule is 'Presto', which I love.

I picked up a copy of Neil Peart's book 'The Masked Rider', sort of a travelogue of a bike trip he took through Africa. He's not as great a writer as he is a drummer/lyricist, but it's a good read nonetheless.

08-01-2003, 05:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	Although I couldn't go to SARS-stock, (woulda loved to see Rush + The Tea Party again, along with seeing The Flaming Lips, AC/DC, and the Stones for the first time), I watched the CBC footage of it. They showed Rush playing 'Freewill', and I was dismayed to hear Alex Lifeson doing backup vocals during the chorus. Anyone who's heard his side project 'Victor' can agree that he did everything possible to hide the fact that he can't sing for shit, (guest singers, instrumentals, and the 2 tracks he did the vocals for were spoken). His guitar work is still astonishing though. Geddy can't wail like he used to either. It was painful to hear the 'Each of us / a cell of awareness / empathic and incomplete' part of Freewill. I also thought it odd to see shots of kids crowd surfing to them. I don't listen to them much anymore, but when I do, it's usually older stuff. 'Working Man' is a classic, 'In the End' is an overlooked song that I've come around to. When I pop in 2112, the only song I skip is 'The Twilight Zone'. The only exception to the 'Older stuff' rule is 'Presto', which I love. I picked up a copy of Neil Peart's book 'The Masked Rider', sort of a travelogue of a bike trip he took through Africa. He's not as great a writer as he is a drummer/lyricist, but it's a good read nonetheless.