Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

Feeling a bit soulful today and decided to work on learning this.

 

[dagrev]

Purple silks have a special significance to some of us...

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Yuck! Pooie, pooie! Did I get any cobalt on me?

 

[dagrev]

That opinion is well balanced, thoughtful, well reasoned, and acknowledges that there is a diversity of opinion. Is that allowed on the internet?

Balance, reason and tolerance are not allowed. George will be sent to the "ministry of truth's" special camp to help him think one way, I mean more clearly. I don't think he'll be back because I don't see him being a fan of the Kool-Aid.

 

[dagrev]

I'm sure I've said it before, but I can't look at that gif without getting a smile on my face, just so sweet and wholesome and innocent looking. For me, It just washes away all the crap and strife and division and politics and says be what ever you want to be in life, but be happy. Cheers to the Princess Club and their delicate little fingers!

Thank you!

 

[dagrev]

Feeling a bit soulful today and decided to work on learning this.

Thanks for posting. That's beyond wonderful. Love to hear her sing.

 

[PillO]

GL's a certified monster; musician, bass-player, performer. He could play any bass and he would kill. I like his tone - it's defined/articulate and forward in the mix, which he was a pioneer of along with Chris Squire.

Yep. He bought a rick to try to sound like CS.
But no matter what bass he is playing, you can hear that it is Geddy. An argument for the "tone is in the fingers" camp.

I've always loved "power trio's', from Cream forward - these guys got better/rock harder when the got older...

Me too. There is a lot of musical space for 3 players to fill (or purposely leave empty). It gives everyone a chance to shine and there is nowhere to hide. Triumph, ZZ Top, Motorhead...

At 5:09 they break into a very sinister "Mr Bungle" section.

A section of Cygnus X-1 from Farewell to Kings. One of the enjoyable parts of the later Rush shows; there are so many songs that fans want to hear and not enough time to include them all, so they had medleys of songs that they couldn't include. Also the way they had fun with the songs; "we Argh the priests of the temples of syrinx"

doing Working Man as a reggae tune, playing Drive in the wrong key etc.

And a great sense of humour on all occasions...

 

[Rocker47]

It’s a rainy “add some bling to the basses” day:
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Not to mention the incredible collection of instruments in the photo, but we have the same crokinole board! Crazy! We grew up with it and I recently snuck it out of my parents place. I returned it after we got our own haha!

 

[Rocker47]

Never been a Rush fan. Can't get past Geddys voice.
That said, credit where credit is due - the man is an absolute bass monster, he plays as good as he did 30 years ago and during that time has probably lost more talent than I'll ever have. Off stage he seems to be a stand up guy as well (rare for super star rock artists). The Rush hits over the years are undeniably some of the most iconic songs of their times and the three person band fills air space as good as any tight five piece band. Rush should be one of the top 25 bands in rock and roll history. Just not my personal cup of tea.

My wife has the same opinion. She can't stand his voice. The instant she hears it in the car the channel is changed! I love it and I'm not a huge Rush fan, but being Canadian it's almost a given that you "like" Rush. His tone is really cool, his talent is unreal and he seems to be a humble person. He checks all the boxes for me for someone to look up to. I do see how his voice can be something that people shy away from though. The main thing is that he's a Thunderbird lover like us!

 

[GBassNorth]

Balance, reason and tolerance is not allowed. George will be sent to the "ministry of truth's" special camp to help him think one way, I mean more clearly. I don't think he'll be back because I don't see him being a fan of the Kool-Aid.

That's ok, what they don't know is that I replaced the Kool-Aid with Eagle Rare Burbon whiskey on the rocks with a splash of simple syrup folded in. Bring on the Kool-aid!
(Yes that's a mint Julip minus the mint, gotta get ready for the Derby!)

 

[BklynKen]

Who's Rush?

 

[GBassNorth]

Who's Rush?

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I think it's a movie Opie Taylor directed about some car guys.

 

[RedVee]

I'm sure I've said it before, but I can't look at that gif without getting a smile on my face, just so sweet and wholesome and innocent looking. For me, It just washes away all the crap and strife and division and politics and says be what ever you want to be in life, but be happy. Cheers to the Princess Club and their delicate little fingers!

Gotta love a little Kylie.

My wife has the same opinion. She can't stand his voice. The instant she hears it in the car the channel is changed! I love it and I'm not a huge Rush fan, but being Canadian it's almost a given that you "like" Rush. His tone is really cool, his talent is unreal and he seems to be a humble person. He checks all the boxes for me for someone to look up to. I do see how his voice can be something that people shy away from though. The main thing is that he's a Thunderbird lover like us!

I couldn’t stand his voice and would just skip to another track, but after the opinions here I deliberately borrowed some stuff from my mate.

it was hard going but I forced myself to not skip the tracks. Sometimes I found my hand hovering above the button.
But now I can listen to Rush and enjoy (Or sometimes quite enjoy). They certainly are special. In 70s Aussie talk they ‘can play’.

 

[RedVee]

Maybe Geddy can be honorary member no. 2112 ?

 

[69'Vette]

One of you guys really should snap up the sunburst Vintage Pro for sale in the classifieds. Great deal, with a case, and I can't buy another Thunderbird before the last one I bought even gets here!

 

[GBassNorth]

Maybe Geddy can be honorary member no. 2112 ?

Don't tell anybody, but I heard he's club member #62. He wants to keep it real quiet since he's officially a Ric endorser, hence his name and number removed from our Queens list.

 

[GBassNorth]

One of you guys really should snap up the sunburst Vintage Pro for sale in the classifieds. Great deal, with a case, and I can't buy another Thunderbird before the last one I bought even gets here!

Saw that one. I already have two Burst birds and a VP so I'm not in the market right now but it does look like a good deal.

 

[TBird1958]

That's ok, what they don't know is that I replaced the Kool-Aid with Eagle Rare Burbon whiskey on the rocks with a splash of simple syrup folded in. Bring on the Kool-aid!
(Yes that's a mint Julip minus the mint, gotta get ready for the Derby!)

Try that Bourbon with some lime juice and Ginger beer on a hot day............

 

[dagrev]

That's ok, what they don't know is that I replaced the Kool-Aid with Eagle Rare Burbon whiskey on the rocks with a splash of simple syrup folded in. Bring on the Kool-aid!
(Yes that's a mint Julip minus the mint, gotta get ready for the Derby!)

Ha! Never was a fan of Mint Julips. Then again, there's not much I liked mixed in as it ruins the taste of Bourbon!

 

[Engle]

My wife has the same opinion. She can't stand his voice. The instant she hears it in the car the channel is changed! I love it and I'm not a huge Rush fan, but being Canadian it's almost a given that you "like" Rush. His tone is really cool, his talent is unreal and he seems to be a humble person. He checks all the boxes for me for someone to look up to. I do see how his voice can be something that people shy away from though. The main thing is that he's a Thunderbird lover like us!

Dude, exactly the same here
I was lucky enough to be able to play Tom Sawyer with my cover band a few years ago and I did not already know the song the way some do, cause I never actually put on Rush over and over like I do with Black Sabbath.
I loved playing it though. It took me at least a month to actually pull off the solo section reasonably.

 

[Engle]

Everyone has one... an opinion that is (among other things) Even though I don't own a single Rush recording, and have never seen them live - GL's a certified monster; musician, bass-player, performer. He could play any bass and he would kill. I like his tone - it's defined/articulate and forward in the mix, which he was a pioneer of along with Chris Squire.


I've always loved "power trio's', from Cream forward - these guys got better/rock harder when the got older... At 5:09 they break into a very sinister "Mr Bungle" section.

Yep Geddy is a national treasure. That video really shows their chops which have always been unbelievable until you saw/heard them.
Makes you go home and quit or practice harder.