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Comment on Nothing But Neil by The Archivist

The Archivist — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:42:24 +0000

Thanks! I wonder if my bass playing is worthy.

Comment on Nothing But Neil by test4echo

test4echo — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:33:07 +0000

I’ve got the file saved at my site. AAC format, 44.1KHz, 16bit, stereo, 192kbps. http://www.test4echo.com/neil_drums_only.m4a

Comment on Let the Bashing Begin by Mr.Mike

Mr.Mike — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:03:59 +0000

So?
Nothing new…
Me and a few hundred thousand people seem to think S&A is just great, so who are you gona listen to?

Comment on Time for Snakes & Arrows by The Archivist

The Archivist — Sat, 05 May 2007 20:24:40 +0000

Thanks for the kind words.

S&A is growing on me as well… I think what I’m missing is the faster tempo material — everything seems to be a smooth, even, mid-tempo pace. Not that that’s bad, but I think some of the instrumentals could use to be a bit more “manic”.

The chorus of Workin’ Them Angels pops into my head a couple of times a day and it’s not even my (consious) favorite. I’m leaning towards Spindrift as my current fav. Someone on alt.music.rush posted that the five songs in a row, beginning with Spindrift, is a great stretch. I’d say I agree with that.

It’s mature sounding and very well done. I don’t feel there’s any clunkers so far, but it’s missing some of the rousing anthems of days gone by.

Comment on Time for Snakes & Arrows by benlacy2112

benlacy2112 — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:38:05 +0000

First time posting on this blog…I subscribed to the feed a few weeks ago, and I’m just now getting around to posting! There aren’t too many good Rush blogs out there.

Anyway, I picked S&A up the day it came out, and it is definitely growing on me. So far, Workin’ Them Angels is my favorite, with several others coming in a close second: Good News First, The Larger Bowl, all the instrumentals, and Far Cry.

Comment on Crawling on CNN by The Archivist

The Archivist — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:28:10 +0000

Interesting… Haven’t heard anything regarding what Neil was reading/studying particularly. The item that the link goes to won’t be published until June 2007, so its doubtful that he read this specific item. Good overview on the origins of ”Snakes and Arrows”, however.

Comment on Crawling on CNN by rhovland

rhovland — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:57:31 +0000

Could this be a link to the origin of the title “Snakes and Arrows“?

Comment on Snakes and Arrows? by The Archivist

The Archivist — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:19:31 +0000

Of course… I was just wondering out loud regarding the state of Internet promotions.

Comment on Snakes and Arrows? by MitA

MitA — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:06:58 +0000

…keep in mind that it was Alex Lifeson himself who reportedly first made mention of “Snakes and Ladders” or “Snakes and Arrows” during his radio interview with Jeff Burrows (apparently it was latter edited out from the version which now appears on Rush.net). - MitA