Rush Classic Albums 2112/Moving Pictures DVD

[loendmaestro]

Apologies in advance if this has been posted already (I find it hard to believe that it hasn't been!), but has anyone checked out the new Rush Classic Albums 2112/Moving Pictures DVD yet? It's another installment in the fantastic Classic Albums series that VH1 Classic airs periodically.

In all of the interview segments, etc., Geddy is playing his old 4001. A lot of great close ups of him playing, & some interesting insight into both of those records. No real unseen footage though, with the notable exception of a short snippet of them playing By-Tor & The Snow Dog from the Exit Stage Left film. I don't think I've ever seen that before.

Anyway, a great DVD with lots of cool stuff, interviews with Terry Brown, a ton of bonus material, and did I mention the 4001?

[stevebasshead]

I didn't know this DVD existed! Thanks for posting, mine's now ordered and with luck it'll be delivered by the weekend

[just_bassics]

Saw it on VH1, back to back with the Moving Pictures documentary. Both excellent, nice to see & hear so much from Terry Brown, who was clearly (and rightfully) proud of 2112.

"Beyond the lighted stage" is also great, got a copy for my last birthday. It's nice to see musicians getting along so well after so many years together.

I saw Rush last month and they were excellent, but... Geddy really needs the Ric. His current sound is not cutting through like it used to in the good ol' days. That 4001 had so much to do with their signature sound.

[Blackstar4003]

Geddy broke out his RIC during the encore of the last tour. I don't think it made a huge difference in his sound though. The way he processes his signal now with the Fender is so different from the amplification he used with his RIC 4001. In any case I love to see Geddy with a RIC bass in his hands.

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

i agree his tone these days is much on the "zingy" side as opposed the the clanky grungy days with the two jetglo ricks or jazz thru svt amps. the over-all tone of the band live seems to have a low mid mix to it, kinda muddy, probably trying to make the band sound heavier without being heavy.

[FretlessOnly]

One of the reasons I stopped buying Rush albums in 1981 was because the sound had become "one sound" as opposed to that exquisite 60s-70s-style mixing of individual sounds blended into a whole. Think 1971 Yes, Fragile, 1977 Rush, A Farewell to Kings, etc. You could actually distinguish every note from every different instrument and it still made the whole.

I really can't stand that washed sound that U2 seemed to make so popular (not that I particularly dislike U2, it's just a good example of how the sound leaked away into a blend of indistinguishable "stuff"). Why did advances in recording technology lead to a ruination of the final recording?

[Blackstar4003]

I truly believe a lot of it has to do with the transition from analog recordings to digital. Digital is crisper but lacks warmth. IMHO the difference is similar to listening to a recording on an MP3 player as opposed to a record. Their are small bits of information missing in digital recordings that are supposedly not discernible.

[stevebasshead]

Saw it on VH1, back to back with the Moving Pictures documentary. Both excellent, nice to see & hear so much from Terry Brown, who was clearly (and rightfully) proud of 2112.

"Beyond the lighted stage" is also great, got a copy for my last birthday. It's nice to see musicians getting along so well after so many years together.

I saw Rush last month and they were excellent, but... Geddy really needs the Ric. His current sound is not cutting through like it used to in the good ol' days. That 4001 had so much to do with their signature sound.

I finally got the time to watch the Classic Albums DVD the other night, it was very entertaining and yes, it was great to hear Terry Brown's views too. "Beyond the Lighted Stage" was a damned good watch too, I wonder how many more treasures from the Rush archives have yet to see the light of day!

One thing I've wondered about musicians in general who move away from the sounds/instruments of their past, could it be out of a desire to continue to break new ground, or perhaps they just get so familiar with their classic sound they get bored/less inspired by it? Or perhaps, after so many years of exposure to loud noise it wouldn't surprise me if some degree of hearing damage wasn't playing some part. In that event what they hear from their current set up might sound to them more like their earlier setup, even though the rest of us would still hear it from their classic setup - if you see what I mean?

[cjj]

Why did advances in recording technology lead to a ruination of the final recording?

I don't think it has anything to do with the move to digital. It's what record companies want in order to sell records.

I think the article in this thread sums it up pretty well:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=398330

[rickboy88]

This is nice 4001 sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpCASVFyQoE

[Serial]

Just had to pick these up again. Burned out my vinyl and cassettes years ago. Don't know how I managed without them. We currently do "Limelight" in both of my cover bands and it goes over huge.