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I'm disappointed in this album. I don't think Adrock was up to the challenge. The songs seem very one dimensional in terms of dynamic range and tempo. It doesn't sound like they're having fun. I had high hopes since their instrumental material from Check Your Head and Ill Communication impressed me.

I don't know what your disability is, and it's none of my business, but I'm pretty sure they'll let you board early. In my experience there's always someone more than happy to help people get their bag into the overhead bin, typically this will be a fellow passenger as the flight attendants are really busy while the plane is being boarded. Since you're changing not just planes, but airlines, in Phoenix I would stick to carry on bags. Otherwise you'll have to go to the Delta baggage claim, get your bags and re-check them with US Airways. That's a pain and can be very time consuming.

Me too, and no opening band. I'd prefer they stick to indoor venues, though. It's still light out in Atlanta when their first set ends. They incorporate a lot of lasers, video production, etc into their showes, so that gets screwed up when it's light out.

Seen it Yes, very good Rush blog. Funny that there's a Canada smily.

Cool! This was my first Rush show (at the Omni, Atlanta): February 15, 1990 through June 29, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opening Bands: Mr. Big, Chalk Circle, Voivod Intro ("A Show Of Hands") Force Ten Freewill Distant Early Warning Time Stand Still Subdivisions Marathon Red Barchetta Superconductor Show Don't Tell (This preceeded "Superconductor" until February 22nd, 1990.) The Pass Closer To The Heart Manhattan Project Xanadu YYZ The Rhythm Method (Drum solo) Scars War Paint Mission Tom Sawyer Encore

Sometimes Vintage Vibe has them for sale. http://www.vintagevibe.com/c-9-vintage-key...s-for-sale.aspx I used to own a Wurlitzer Student Model 206. It sounded amazing, but it had three issues that made me part with it: -no vibrato (could have been pretty easily added) -no line out for an external amplifier (built in speakers not loud enough for use in a band setting) -built into a bulky base/speaker cabinet which made it very difficult to move If I were going to buy another electric piano I'd probably get a Rhodes. Here's another cool electric piano site, but it's currently being rebu

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So, were Geddy and Neil just sitting there while Alex pretended he'd never seen a guitar?

Did they include the part where they discover the "strange device" (guitar) in a cave and have no idea what it is? That'd be hilarious to see. I always assumed they skipped that part when playing it in concert.

The Jandek film was made with no footage whatsoever, so I don't see a problem. I say bring on the Skip film. This thread is timely in that Netflix made this their top recommendation for me yesterday. It's now on top of my queue.

I saw them in Atlanta last month (first date of their tour). Same setlist, except instead of Distant Eary Warning they played Summertime Blues. They seem to be switching those two songs out, but keeping everything else the same. I'm sure their lights, lasers and videos prevent them from changing thier show from night to night. I enjoyed the show, but I still think the Vapor Trails tour (2002?) was the best of the four times I've seen them. This tour is VERY heavy on new material. Nine songs from the new album is quite a lot for a band with 33 years worth of albums.

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No, not any more than the english language alphabet is a form of elitism.

OK, in that case I would say the vast majority of musicians in the non-classical realm only have informal knowledge of music theory, even in cases, like Nels, where the knowledge is pretty extensive.

I don't know if that was implied or not. Formal training meaning "conservatory" or university training? I don't want anyone who feels that way around when I'm listening to music. There are lots of INformal ways to get training in music theory. Some of my friends took basic music theory class in high school. Others learned a lot of theory from guitar or piano lessons. You can learn quite bit from being in the school band. You can self-instruct with any number of books or internet programs. You can do none of those things and wind up learning from your friends who are in the school band

What are you disagreeing with exactly? EDIT: Nevermnind, I think I figure out what you were disagreeing with. What I meant was if you only know the shape of a B7 chord, but you don't know why that shape makes a B7, you don't know the theory behind it.

The debate is "do musicians make better music if they know music theory"? I would argue that there are virtually no musicians who have ZERO music theory skills (including Neil Young), so it's an impossible question to answer.

That kid knew where to place his fingers on the fretboard to make that chord (that's not theory), and perhaps he also knew how to put that chord into the context of a song (that IS theory). Learning how to use a particular chord in a musical context IS a lesson in music theory.

That's not theory, that's motor skills. Totally different discipline.

I agree that is silly, but nobody is talking about stopping what you're doing and "studying" music theory. Dylan and Neil Young, as much as they might try to tell you they're playing strictly from their heart or their balls, or whatever other garbage, both have plenty of knowledge of music theory. How they aquired it doesn't matter. It's there, and their music is what it is in part because they have that knowledge.

I thought that was Leonardo da Vinci. Learning music theory increases your musical vocabulary. It does not turn you into Yngwie Malmsteen. It has nothing to do with "guitar technique" or playing a lot of notes really fast. It won't turn your band into Mahavishnu Orchestra. It has to do with notes and chords and how they work together, allowing a musician to choose which notes to play and which not to play, rather than wiggling your fingers until you accidentally stumble onto something that sounds good.

How do we know Jeff doesn't know theory?

That is probably true. Conversely, many guitarists rely too heavily on base level skills like the pentatonic scale for their note choices, which makes most of the music we hear melodically and harmonically limited, and therefore, very similar sounding. It's a rare musician who can take great amounts of knowledge and use it to create a purely musical statement. It's equally rare for someone with very little knowledge to create a purely musical statement.

That's a pretty common belief. I read an article about the Allman Brothers back when they regrouped with the Gov't Mule guys. Apparently Dickie Betts expressed an interest in taking some music classes to learn some theory. His bandmates were scared and talked him out of it because they felt that most of his compositions technically should not work, but somehow manage to sound great. They were worried that if he learned theory he would become a slave to "the rules" and his creativity/inspiration would suffer.

Not to take anything away from Lennon's obvious talent, but he also had George Martin, a classically trained musician, to help him refine his ideas into the finished products.