Darren1977
i have the gold tour edition of the album. paid around £10 for it. eil.com has a copy for £50. I didn't think it was that rare.
Thread
Posts in chronological order
rhyeking
joesilvey wrote: rhyeking wrote:
Rush, for example, released Vapor Trails and was not satisfied with the ramped up volume and compression. And that was an original release, not a remaster. When two tracks from that album were scheduled to appear on their Retrospective 3 collection, the guitarist Alex Lifeson sat down in the studio and fully re-mixed the tracks to the band's satisfaction and announced the fact as part of the promotion of Retro 3. He know wants to do the rest of the VT album, to fix it. ...................................................................................................................
Funny you mention RUSH, rhyeking, 'cause I can't get ENOUGH of them lately. Beyond The Lighted Stage propelled me from a casual fan to an addict. =)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It's an excellent documentary and it's great that in the last 15 years, Rush has been getting some critical success to go with their steady commercial success. They're a thinking man's (and woman's) rock band and I've always felt they, as a trio, rival even Queen in terms of talent, though for a long time they were never commercial, because they didn't write as commercially accessible songs (according to their critics). In getting into music, in my teens, I learned that Rolling Stone and other music commentators were NOT the place to go for accurate feedback. It seemed every band or artist I liked, they slammed.
Joe, I hope you get to see them on the current tour if they come your way. They rock live!
Rush, for example, released Vapor Trails and was not satisfied with the ramped up volume and compression. And that was an original release, not a remaster. When two tracks from that album were scheduled to appear on their Retrospective 3 collection, the guitarist Alex Lifeson sat down in the studio and fully re-mixed the tracks to the band's satisfaction and announced the fact as part of the promotion of Retro 3. He know wants to do the rest of the VT album, to fix it. ...................................................................................................................
Funny you mention RUSH, rhyeking, 'cause I can't get ENOUGH of them lately. Beyond The Lighted Stage propelled me from a casual fan to an addict. =)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
It's an excellent documentary and it's great that in the last 15 years, Rush has been getting some critical success to go with their steady commercial success. They're a thinking man's (and woman's) rock band and I've always felt they, as a trio, rival even Queen in terms of talent, though for a long time they were never commercial, because they didn't write as commercially accessible songs (according to their critics). In getting into music, in my teens, I learned that Rolling Stone and other music commentators were NOT the place to go for accurate feedback. It seemed every band or artist I liked, they slammed.
Joe, I hope you get to see them on the current tour if they come your way. They rock live!
Amazon
rhyeking wrote: "In getting into music, in my teens, I learned that Rolling Stone and other music commentators were NOT the place to go for accurate feedback. It seemed every band or artist I liked, they slammed."
I love RS, however when it comes to informing my tastes, I don't listen to them. They are great when it comes to interviews and cover stories, but their reviews are problematic to say the least. Especially their reviews of Queen which are absurd. One of my favourite comments form a RS review (of AKOM) was that Gimme The Prize was greedy! Imagine that. Next thing you know, they will be accusing Queen of being impolite.
The other thing is their lists. Now, I love lists. But I can not believe for one moment that any magazine would construct a list of the greatest artists, put Eric Clapton on it three times, and not even include Queen! They also put Freddie only at 18th on their vocalist list, when at the very least I think he should have made the top 10. Their album/song lists are also debatable, but I'm not as offended by them (althoug I do think that Bo Rhap was ranked far too low) as I am by the fact that RS does not consider Queen to have been among the 100 greatest artists of all time, as opposed to Tina Turner who only had one good solo album and a few other questionable selections.
I love RS, however when it comes to informing my tastes, I don't listen to them. They are great when it comes to interviews and cover stories, but their reviews are problematic to say the least. Especially their reviews of Queen which are absurd. One of my favourite comments form a RS review (of AKOM) was that Gimme The Prize was greedy! Imagine that. Next thing you know, they will be accusing Queen of being impolite.
The other thing is their lists. Now, I love lists. But I can not believe for one moment that any magazine would construct a list of the greatest artists, put Eric Clapton on it three times, and not even include Queen! They also put Freddie only at 18th on their vocalist list, when at the very least I think he should have made the top 10. Their album/song lists are also debatable, but I'm not as offended by them (althoug I do think that Bo Rhap was ranked far too low) as I am by the fact that RS does not consider Queen to have been among the 100 greatest artists of all time, as opposed to Tina Turner who only had one good solo album and a few other questionable selections.
rhyeking
A snapshot of my teenage music collection, around 1994:
About 200 previously owned records and 45s, most transferred to cassette for ease of transport and listening. Mostly classic rock, bought in the early '90s as everyone was replacing vinyl with CDs.
About 30 store-bought original tapes, mostly Hollywood Record's 1991 Queen remasters.
About a dozen CDs. Some were Queen (the first Queen CD I owned was a Xmas gift from my best friend). Also some Joe Satriani, Rush, some classical, Supertramp, Back To The Light.
Some 8-tracks, bought for the novelty of them (though my dad owned probably the only still-functioning 8-track player in town).
And crap-load of mix tapes, probably 80 to 100.
Now, I still have all those records and singles, some of those old Queen tapes and the 8-tracks in a box somewhere. The mix tapes either died or were given away to people or just vanished. The CD collection grew, and still grows, though not as much as the collection of music on my computer, mostly in MP3 form. I still own only my second ever CD player: a Sony 5-disc player, which I use mostly when I'm firing up my Xbox (the original, not the 360...I also have a functioning N46 and an Atari 2600...AVGN anyone? I love that show!).
Sadly, my record player died some time ago and I have yet to replace it. When I do, the old vinyl is coming out of the milk crates in my closet!
About 200 previously owned records and 45s, most transferred to cassette for ease of transport and listening. Mostly classic rock, bought in the early '90s as everyone was replacing vinyl with CDs.
About 30 store-bought original tapes, mostly Hollywood Record's 1991 Queen remasters.
About a dozen CDs. Some were Queen (the first Queen CD I owned was a Xmas gift from my best friend). Also some Joe Satriani, Rush, some classical, Supertramp, Back To The Light.
Some 8-tracks, bought for the novelty of them (though my dad owned probably the only still-functioning 8-track player in town).
And crap-load of mix tapes, probably 80 to 100.
Now, I still have all those records and singles, some of those old Queen tapes and the 8-tracks in a box somewhere. The mix tapes either died or were given away to people or just vanished. The CD collection grew, and still grows, though not as much as the collection of music on my computer, mostly in MP3 form. I still own only my second ever CD player: a Sony 5-disc player, which I use mostly when I'm firing up my Xbox (the original, not the 360...I also have a functioning N46 and an Atari 2600...AVGN anyone? I love that show!).
Sadly, my record player died some time ago and I have yet to replace it. When I do, the old vinyl is coming out of the milk crates in my closet!
mike hunt
Brians solo stuff.......back to the light and another world. Great music but forgettable songs. In all honesty his solo stuff I could do without, some songs I like are wilderness, another world. I guess business is ok. back to the light is a little better but the vocals at times is unbearable. love tokken, resurrection and maybe too much love will kill you (though his vocals on the chorus is hard on the ears) are the only tunes that stand up today for me. the only solo related album I like from a queen member is Barcelona, which is one of my favorite albums of all time...... the rest has some good moments but i find them mostly forgettable. Just my opinion,
andreas_mercury
its a great album to think of someone not liking it? gives me a headache ........
GratefulFan
joesilvey wrote:
Funny you mention RUSH, rhyeking, 'cause I can't get ENOUGH of them lately. Beyond The Lighted Stage propelled me from a casual fan to an addict. =)
==================
Ha. I've watched it twice already. Great doc. I'm so glad I saw it prior to the show...added a whole new level of respect and appreciation for the band and the music and the history.
Funny you mention RUSH, rhyeking, 'cause I can't get ENOUGH of them lately. Beyond The Lighted Stage propelled me from a casual fan to an addict. =)
==================
Ha. I've watched it twice already. Great doc. I'm so glad I saw it prior to the show...added a whole new level of respect and appreciation for the band and the music and the history.
mike hunt
Ready to buy that rush doc.....looking forward to seeing it.