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One of his better ones that hits close to home for me  

 

The little old lady that lives across the street from me is a trained, degreed and teaching pianist.  She’s banging away on her pie-anny all the time and is quite good.  She has pro violinists, flautists and other musicians over frequently.   It is pretty cool listening to them play away. 
 

More to the point, I introduced her to RB’s YouTube stuff by starting her on Rick’s Bach video and then his video on Oscar Peterson.    
 

She is enthralled and now a big fan at 81 years young.   She mentioned she watched 2.5 hours of content on Sunday and didn’t get a damn thing done around the house. 

The little old lady that lives across the street from me is a trained, degreed and teaching pianist.  She’s banging away on her pie-anny all the time and is quite good.  She has pro violinists, flautists and other musicians over frequently.   It is pretty cool listening to them play away. 
 
More to the point, I introduced her to RB’s YouTube stuff by starting her on Rick’s Bach video and then his video on Oscar Peterson.    
 
She is enthralled and now a big fan at 81 years young.   She mentioned she watched 2.5 hours of content on Sunday and didn’t get a damn thing done around the house. 

Music is the free gift that keeps on giving.
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With a Brian May interview about the making of the song. MUST SEE YOUTUBE.

5 hours ago, Rimbo said:

 

With a Brian May interview about the making of the song. MUST SEE YOUTUBE.

Fantastic

Man I just came to post this too.

Fantastic indeed.  Rick is so freaking good at this.

His conversation with this latest generation of guitar luminaries is a great listen. Some interesting perspectives...

But hearing that there exists a modern metal guitarist who's never heard the Black Album was a punch in the gut.

Love how he deconstructs the songs and isolates the sounds.

I'm more of a metal head and dig Ola England's stuff.

 

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This is outstanding. Well worth an hour of your time.

I've never even been a big Sting/Police fan, but I watched that last night and it's a pretty epic interview.

It's really hard to isolate tracks from a stereo mix.  You can sometimes use EQ and phase combinations to drop the vocal, simply because it's typically at a higher frequency than the kick drum, snare, and bass guitar, but it can still sound "wobbly".  Probably good enough for karaoke, but still . . . he's getting stems.

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Beato on the Beatles.  A must watch.

 

 

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Don't know how I missed this one, but it's great.

Chicago - Make Me Smile

 

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Why this is Rush’s greatest song.  (Posted today)

I don’t know if I can disagree.

 

His what makes this song great for rocket man and black are just sublime. If you don’t learn more about and appreciate a little more what it takes to write the best rock music from those two videos. Omg.  Toto’s Rosanna is really amazing too. 

On 8/12/2021 at 7:20 AM, Chad Fuck said:


Music is the free gift that keeps on giving.

It gives everything except giving me the ability to play a guitar worth a crap.

On 3/13/2022 at 7:31 PM, Rip76 said:

Why this is Rush’s greatest song.  (Posted today)

I don’t know if I can disagree.

 

I can't disagree.  I prefer the Exit Stage Left live version myself.  It may be one of the most incredible live performances I have ever seen.  Rush at the top of their game.

26 minutes ago, Moby Ric said:

I can't disagree.  I prefer the Exit Stage Left live version myself.  It may be one of the most incredible live performances I have ever seen.  Rush at the top of their game.

The version on ESL is their best ever performance I believe.

On 8/12/2021 at 7:20 AM, Chad Fuck said:


Music is the free gift that keeps on giving.

One likes to believe in the freedom of music
But glittering prizes and endless compromises
Shatter the illusion of integrity

I hear the intro to Xanadu and I can't help but think I'm listening to scientists trying to communicate with the mothership at the end of Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind.

This is fantastic.

”Is this Boston’s greatest song?”  I love the freaking breakdown here.

 

On 3/18/2022 at 10:25 PM, bernorange said:

I hear the intro to Xanadu and I can't help but think I'm listening to scientists trying to communicate with the mothership at the end of Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind.

I’m a pop music super nerd, so of course my first thought is trying to hear how the ELO/Olivia Newton-John song sounds like Close Encounters..

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He needs to go back to Chicago and do a what makes this song great on 25 or 6 to 4. Or at least make one on the insane guitar solo that just runs and runs….

He doesn’t live that far from me. Wonder if he gives lessons.

On 3/23/2022 at 7:33 PM, Rip76 said:

This is fantastic.

”Is this Boston’s greatest song?”  I love the freaking breakdown here.

 

Haven't watched this but let's be honest- can anybody tell one Boston song from another?

On 3/13/2022 at 7:31 PM, Rip76 said:

Why this is Rush’s greatest song.  (Posted today)

I don’t know if I can disagree.

 

I think he's right.  La Villa Strangiato is complex and a masterpiece, but not as rich texturally as Xanadu.

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Great video on kids today and music (or lack there of)

 

 

I watched that and wished he would’ve had a little more commentary about what made them weird. Im a bit of a causal follower, but this was the first time I felt like he mailed it in a little.

HIs kid is going to be talented too.  Here he shows his son's perfect pitch.

 

On 5/1/2022 at 9:43 PM, Chad Fuck said:


I watched that and wished he would’ve had a little more commentary about what made them weird. Im a bit of a causal follower, but this was the first time I felt like he mailed it in a little.

agreed, seemed like more of an excuse to make some faces.

Not sure how much this particular board will appreciate this but as an enormous Tori fan, I appreciated that he did this even if not the most insightful and more just fanboy chatter. Given his enjoyment of the covers, I’m surprised he didn’t reference her Strange Little Girls album which is an extraordinary collection of covers. I 100% agree with his point about her use of dynamics. But at its core, she’s a brilliant pianist and composer and her voice is amazing. As someone who spends a lot of time searching for unique chord structures (see the share your music thread), I would give a lot to have a thousandth of her talent in finding those unusual, but stunningly gorgeous progressions and structures. the one in winter is so fucking good that I straight up stole it for something I was doing. 

 

The Gregg Bissonette intverview from yesterday is awesome. Just about anything with at least one Bissonette brother in it is awesome.

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The recent one with Gregg Bissonette demonstrating the history of modern drum grooves is awesome, one of the best, as is the recent full interview with Bissonette about a month ago, which covers a lot of the same type of stuff. I would give anything to have the energy and enthusiasm that guy has. 

 

 

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