BillsFanNC Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 The new Rush album, Snakes & Arrows will hit stores on 5/1. You can hear a short clip of the first single "Far Cry" at Rush.com. Sounds quite interesting.
RuntheDamnBall Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 The new Rush album, Snakes & Arrows will hit stores on 5/1. You can hear a short clip of the first single "Far Cry" at Rush.com. Sounds quite interesting. A little short. Can't gather enough from it. I gotta say anything after 1981-3 their production is far too slick for my tastes. I was watching the live show they just put out and I liked everything but the drums which were excessively huge sounding. On those old records things are much tighter and more understated. Just my preference. I'll listen just to hear how things sound though.
BillsFanNC Posted February 15, 2007 Author Posted February 15, 2007 A little short. Can't gather enough from it. I gotta say anything after 1981-3 their production is far too slick for my tastes. I was watching the live show they just put out and I liked everything but the drums which were excessively huge sounding. On those old records things are much tighter and more understated. Just my preference. I'll listen just to hear how things sound though. I have to agree about the slick production. My least favorite era is probably from Power Windows through Roll The Bones. I think they then became a little less polished sounding with Counterparts and Test For Echo. When they came back from a long hiatus in 2002 with Vapor Trails, I think one of their all time best albums song-wise was ruined by sh------- production / engineering. They have a new producer this time around, apparently this guy produced some of the Foo Fighters albums. We'll see, but as you said that clip is far too short to make any judgments.
TheMadCap Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 Sweet that means another tour is likely...
BillsFanNC Posted February 15, 2007 Author Posted February 15, 2007 Sweet that means another tour is likely... Rumored early tour dates: Jun. 13 - Nashville, TN @ Starwood Amphitheater Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater @ Florida State Fairgrounds Jun. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater Jun. 19 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jun. 27 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center Jul. 02 - Wantaugh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater Jul. 04 - Darien Lake, NY @ Six Flags Jul. 07 - Homdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center
BillsFanNC Posted March 10, 2007 Author Posted March 10, 2007 Still not the full song, but an expanded clip of 'Far Cry' can now be heard here: Rush - Far Cry
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 Rumored early tour dates: Jun. 13 - Nashville, TN @ Starwood Amphitheater Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater @ Florida State Fairgrounds Jun. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater Jun. 19 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jun. 27 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center Jul. 02 - Wantaugh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater Jul. 04 - Darien Lake, NY @ Six Flags Jul. 07 - Homdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center Jun. 30 - Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 Tour dates have been announced. Presale for Saratoga starts tomorrow. Sign up at Rush.com for presale info.
USMCBillsFan Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 I just heard on the radio that they added a date for the Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh too. Tickets go on sale this weekend!! I'm there....
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 I just heard on the radio that they added a date for the Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh too. Tickets go on sale this weekend!! I'm there.... Do presale if you can - the last 2 times I've bought through presale I got 2nd row and 4th row. I don't think I can see them any other way now...
BillsFanNC Posted March 27, 2007 Author Posted March 27, 2007 Full review of Snakes and Arrows. Nothing concentrates the mind better than having to review a new Rush album after just one solitary play. And after this playback at Atlantic Records HQ in Kensington I was left breathless, if not stunned by the sheer power of an album that stylistically throws in the proverbial kitchen sink.
BillsFanNC Posted April 12, 2007 Author Posted April 12, 2007 A song from the upcoming album has leaked. A nice little instrumental track called Malignant Narcissism
Sketch Soland Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Rush's only flaw is the drumming. Very sub-par, imo. Who the hell is Neil Peart, anyway?
theesir Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Rush's only flaw is the drumming. Very sub-par, imo. Who the hell is Neil Peart, anyway?
RuntheDamnBall Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Rush's only flaw is the drumming. Very sub-par, imo. Who the hell is Neil Peart, anyway? To be truthful, it's the drum sounds that make the new stuff all but unlistenable for me. But then again, I've said that already in this thread and I don't want to be perceived as crusading. Listen to 2112. Drums don't have to sound like the boomy kettles of the Gods to sound good. And with a three-piece it's just way out of balance if they're so overstated. OK, now I'm crusading.
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 A song from the upcoming album has leaked. A nice little instrumental track called Malignant Narcissism Me Geddy! Nice find
BillsFanNC Posted April 12, 2007 Author Posted April 12, 2007 Me Geddy! Nice find Ged on the fretless bass and Neil on the five piece kit, how cool is that? Btw, it sounds compressed because someone taped it from a radio station in Europe that played it mistakenly. I believe and hope the CD version will be much cleaner.
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Ged on the fretless bass and Neil on the five piece kit, how cool is that? Btw, it sounds compressed because someone taped it from a radio station in Europe that played it mistakenly. I believe and hope the CD version will be much cleaner. Many complained about Vapor Trails being very poorly mastered/mixed so I sure hope that's cleaned up on S&A
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