View Full Version : Rush:The Spirit of Radio:GT777 & Solitude
solitude
09-30-2007, 08:58 AM
This song was originally inspired by the spirit of radio in toronto, alive and well (so far).Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson.
According to our recent cover of 'Red Barchette',SteveG requested for this song and Gabriel gave him his words,so I decided to help him keep his words:D .I made the bt ,taking care of the vox & mixing.Gabriel taking care of the guitar works.Many thanks to Jeff(KCAR)for helping us with the valuable preview & useful comments,IMO he is the 1000% biggest RUSH fan & RUSH specialist around here,thx very much bro.
We really hope u enjoy,my friends!!3819
Well done!! guys,Perfection & awesome in overall:thumb: :thumb: ***** & nom:yourock:
Bahamut
09-30-2007, 10:27 AM
Its odd i thought ahh i won't know this cos its a Rush tune, when it started i did lmao , anyway fellas well this was excellent indeed , GT's guitarwork was lovely all the way through , especially the rhythm playing , had a great all round sound with the bt , Sol well you have a fantastic voice m8, once again you shine on this just like you do with all of your vocal peformances, 5 stars and a nom on a excellent cover :rock: :rock:
Ender
09-30-2007, 02:41 PM
Nice work on this dudes! Rush's best era imo - really enjoyed hearing you guys cover this!
If there is one standout thing here for me it's the opening flanged riff, I've never heard anyone nail that tone so precisely as Alex's, down to the flange oscillation, identical to the original, this could have come right off the cd, curious how this was recorded.
Amazing stuff!
GT777
09-30-2007, 02:55 PM
Thanks so much guys for your nice words.
Hey Soli!! Good work we did uh?:toothless:
We havent finished our "Moving pictures" project yet ;)
Nice work on this dudes! Rush's best era imo - really enjoyed hearing you guys cover this!
If there is one standout thing here for me it's the opening flanged riff, I've never heard anyone nail that tone so precisely as Alex's, down to the flange oscillation, identical to the original, this could have come right off the cd, curious how this was recorded.
Amazing stuff!Well, corect meif im wrong Solitude, but i think it was actually the CD recording on the intro cause my tone was not that good :)
But thanks for listening.
bluesplayer
09-30-2007, 03:00 PM
Thanks so much guys for your nice words.
Hey Soli!! Good work we did uh?:toothless:
We havent finished our "Moving pictures" project yet ;)
Well, corect meif im wrong Solitude, but i think it was actually the CD recording on the intro cause my tone was not that good :)
But thanks for listening.
Still very good though . Great singing and playing . Incidentally i did something very similar on the cozy powell tune i did , Theme one . I tried for ages to do the Cozy Powell drum intro and couldn't get it sounding good enough so i morphed the original intro over my midi intro . Come to think of it ive done this quite a few times :headscratch: .
But well done guys , great performance all round :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Ender
09-30-2007, 03:44 PM
Thanks so much guys for your nice words.
Hey Soli!! Good work we did uh?:toothless:
We havent finished our "Moving pictures" project yet ;)
Well, corect meif im wrong Solitude, but i think it was actually the CD recording on the intro cause my tone was not that good :)
But thanks for listening.
Ok thanks for clearing that up. And, nice solo spot in there btw :thumb:
macman
09-30-2007, 04:30 PM
Fantastic work you guys, fantastic song, love the solo in there what a Wah tone, great singing Sol, you are awesome
You guys make a great Rush tribute band
5 from me + Nom:thumb:
3fingers
09-30-2007, 05:32 PM
Great job. Very enjoyable listen.
Could you spare the backing perhaps? I have'nt played this song in many years and want to see if I still can do it.
Thanks guys. Brought back many good memories. :thumb: :thumb:
solitude
09-30-2007, 05:40 PM
Thanks so much guys for your nice words.
Well, corect meif im wrong Solitude, but i think it was actually the CD recording on the intro cause my tone was not that good :)
But thanks for listening.
U r wrong mate:toothless: Dont u remember ur works?Its a post processing adjusted again & again & again with GTrig!!lol
Just CCCoooLLLL!!!
Good cover but IMHO i think the gt was buried in the mix.How u guys think it sounded like the real??:headscratch: I compare with the real song its not so close though it sounded alike.BTW ,Its just coool,gays ooop sorry guys:toothless:
Def'ly a classic tune!! Really like the live feel to the performance (after the intro). The drums especially have a very natural sound to them. The rhythm tone throughout is pretty close to the original, so kudos on that. Not many people can sing like Geddy, so my hat's off to Sol for making it sound effortless.
goport
10-01-2007, 12:20 AM
U r wrong mate:toothless: Dont u remember ur works?Its a post processing adjusted again & again & again with GTrig!!lol
Its the original at the beginning. I have a few pms about this. So I them both sync'ed up in cubase and they are identical timing wise and sound wise. All peaks are present and correct and there is even the faded in chord in the background on both at exactly the same place. In other words - it is a sample.
ThrashCan2000
10-01-2007, 01:23 AM
Wow wow wow, amazing tone on the guitars, and great vocals!
I have not heard a lot of Rush stuff, so this was a good way to start checking out some more. Great job guys :yourock:
solitude
10-01-2007, 02:55 AM
Thx a bunch everyone !!Very enjoyable song to cover!!
Great job. Very enjoyable listen.
Could you spare the backing perhaps? I have'nt played this song in many years and want to see if I still can do it.
Thanks guys. Brought back many good memories. :thumb: :thumb:
Sure,Serg I'll upload the bt for u in file share forum
Its the original at the beginning. I have a few pms about this. So I them both sync'ed up in cubase and they are identical timing wise and sound wise. All peaks are present and correct and there is even the faded in chord in the background on both at exactly the same place. In other words - it is a sample.
Hey,man.Its up to u,but its his works not mine hehehe:toothless:
I'll send u the riff if u r interesting!
Many thanks to Jeff(KCAR)for helping us with the valuable preview & useful comments,IMO he is the 1000% biggest RUSH fan & RUSH specialist around here,thx very much bro.Well, that was certainly a flattering credit there, Solitude, but all I did was listen to this masterpiece and tell you how good I thought it was, and then sat back and got jealous that I wasn't the one who it played this well!!! ;)
Truth is, I really couldn't come up with anything constructive to say, as it was all good! GT777 is really leading up the pack with his Rush guitarwork. I am envious of his skills and try to use that as inspiration for my own efforts to do RUSH tunes. It's just good to know that we have a great Geddy Lee vocalist on the site to make guys like us' dreams come true with doing Rush covers! :thumb:
Great work guys. As soon as I figure out what happened to the Nom button, I shall give you one. :D
SteveG
10-01-2007, 01:47 PM
I need that nominate button back NOW!!!!! Bloody hell guys, that was good. Backer was just about perfect, I gotta learn to make 'em! (Keep trying, but getting nowhere fast). Sol, I love the way you sang this one, well among your best imo. GT, great guitar work, makes my fumbling version sound very sad :lol: Thanks for doing my favorite Rush tune guys, I really enjoyed listening .... and it is definitely destined for the MP3 player!!
Naganom
10-01-2007, 02:09 PM
Great job yis mofo's!:thumb:
This sounds really good overall but Sol man,i heard some1 say recently that you should try mix ur vox better and i have to agree man. You've such a great voice but you could sound EVEN BETTER if ya focused a bit more on that area of things. Ur vox still rock here as always of course but i'd love to hear them kick ass even more!:thumb:
solitude
10-01-2007, 06:28 PM
Thx very much Jeff & Steve,we owe u our words:toothless: Great job yis mofo's!:thumb:
This sounds really good overall but Sol man,i heard some1 say recently that you should try mix ur vox better and i have to agree man. You've such a great voice but you could sound EVEN BETTER if ya focused a bit more on that area of things. Ur vox still rock here as always of course but i'd love to hear them kick ass even more!:thumb:
Hey Friedmanfreak,thx very much mate for listening & valuable suggestion I'll try to improve the spot u commented next time:thumb:
eamon7
10-01-2007, 10:42 PM
fricking awsome guys. the best rush cover i have heard so far. sol you know i agree with naganom. just a touch of 300-1k on the old eq would sure fill out your fantastic vocals
Bluesgeek
10-02-2007, 08:19 AM
very sweet, one of my favourite rush tracks, cheers for that :) 5 star!
Bigrockjamie
10-02-2007, 09:02 AM
This sounded like it could have been a pre-production demo for the actual original. Excellent playing all around guys. Very nice Alex Lifeson tone on the guitar. Well done!
goport
10-02-2007, 11:41 AM
Hey,man.Its up to u,but its his works not mine hehehe:toothless:
I'll send u the riff if u r interesting!
first things first - this is a great cover. worthy of 5 stars and excellently performed. But the intro is a sample - pure and simple.
SG Std
10-02-2007, 03:15 PM
One of my fav Rush songs!!!!!:woot: Killer track, guys!!!!:thumb:
petruccifreak
10-03-2007, 05:40 AM
Not familiar with RUSH, but it's pretty good.
5 stars! :rock:
solitude
10-04-2007, 05:30 AM
Thx everyone!!:D
Been away for a few weaks,just trying to catch on some things..This sounds really great fellows,the track is fantastic as is the vox:rock:
sky1962
10-05-2007, 10:49 AM
Brilliant 5 stars and NOM.
An excellent alround cover. Brought back memories from days gone by.
I remember rushing home from work in 1980 to see this on Top of the Pops, only to see Legs and Co dancing to it.
linda
10-06-2007, 10:27 AM
Im dancing ...i love this song surprised to see it covered :bowdown: :bowdown: Class vocals class rendition :yourock:
GT777
10-06-2007, 01:52 PM
Oh Salesmaaaan....!!!!! :D
Thanks so much guys:yourock:
yzerman
10-11-2007, 07:12 AM
Def'ly a classic tune!! Really like the live feel to the performance (after the intro). The drums especially have a very natural sound to them. The rhythm tone throughout is pretty close to the original, so kudos on that. Not many people can sing like Geddy, so my hat's off to Sol for making it sound effortless.
wow you really do sound like geddy!! and Gt your playing is great in this! love this one guys 5*****:yourock:
Netrom
10-11-2007, 11:49 AM
Amazing job here guys, sounds incredible. The guitars are excellent
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