#La Villa Strangiato

[glfc2112]

Random Fact of the Day: Rush and Looney Tunes have a connection. You might be wonder thinking, what's the connection between Rush and Looney Tunes?  It has something to do with "La Villa Strangiato" which is off their 1978 Hemispheres. When pdbass connected the two, it blew my mind.  Around the six minute mark of "La Villa Strangiato," that's when the piece starts.  That section is taken from, pianist, Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse, written in 1937.  It was adapted and arranged by Carl Stalling.  "Powerhouse" has two parts.  The second section has been used in various Warner Bros. cartoons, "Ren & Stimpy," and others. Rush was sued for using it, but that statute of limitations had run out and nothing could be done.  They didn't owe him anything.  Upon Rush realizing what they did, they did what they thought was right and wrote him a penance cheque for using his melody. pdbass goes on to breakdown musical aspect of what Rush played.  Fascinating.  This is something I didn't know.  Goes to show that you're always learning something new. Wow.  Just wow.

#RUSH #Geddy Lee #Neil Peart #Alex Lifeson #La Villa Strangiato #Hemispheres #Raymond Scott #Carl Stalling #Powerhouse #Rock #Progressive Rock #Prog Rock #Jazz #Looney Tunes #Ren & Stimpy #Spongebob Squarepants #pdbass

[musiclandoux]

: 🎼❤️🎼

Alex Lifeson

Happy 70th Birthday

#Alex Lifeson #27th August 1953 #Happy 70th Birthday #La Villa Strangiato #hemispheres #my favourites #spotify #Cygnus X-1 #Book III #🎼💜🎼

[sinful-roxy]

#la villa strangiato #rush

[rastronomicals]

5:23 AM EDT June 23, 2023:

Rush - "La Villa Strangiato" From the album Hemispheres (October 29, 1978)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

★★★★★

        I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!     II. To Sleep, Perchance To Dream   III. Strangiato Theme     IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland       V. Monsters!     VI. The Ghost of the Aragon   VII. Danforth and Pape VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves     IX. Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!         X. Monsters! (Reprise)       XI. Strangiato Theme (Reprise)   XII. A Farewell To Things.

"Danforth and Pape" is evidently an intersection in Toronto, and the "Monsters" theme is stolen from Raymond Scott.

I don't know what a Lerxst is.

#Rush #Hemispheres #La Villa Strangiato

[feldblume]

#rush #hemispheres #la villa strangiato #70s

[the-flying-tora]

Mood, feeling it today.

#rush #la villa strangiato #hemispheres #Spotify

[ponderingrandomthings]

#rush #La Villa Strangiato #music #paul thompson #paulthompson #Youtube #pdbass

[romanticnihilistforhire]

Everytime I listen to Xanadu I don't stop listening to it. I'm on hour 2 and I'm gonna listen again

#xanadu rush #for i haved dined on honeydew #and drunk the milk of paradise #a farewell to kings #Rush was really on another level #i can fuck with Xanadu and la villa strangiato until i draw my last breath #let me live a life worth having Xanadu playing as the background music through the minor falls and the major lifts #Spotify

[by-torandthesnowdog]

La Villa Strangiato live

#rock #rush #geddy lee

[right-stopthat-its-silly]

Put a song for every letter in your url and tag the amount of people in your url!

Thank you very much for the tag @marcus-the-ant!! This one was super creative and fun to do, I enjoyed finding songs. Heavily based on stuff I've been listening to recently...I'm cursing making my username so long though, oof.

Rough Boys — Pete Townshend

I Don't Care Anymore — Phil Collins

Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) — Parliament

Higher Power — Boston

Teen Town — Weather Report

—

SOS — ABBA

The Reflex - Duran Duran

Open Sesame — Kool & The Gang

Pyramania — The Alan Parsons Project

The Sensual World — Kate Bush

Heart And Soul — Huey Lewis And The News

Apples (AKA Gino) — Buddy Rich Big Ban

The Great Gig in the Sky — Pink Floyd

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If You Could Read Mind — Gordon Lightfoot

Tarkus (Eruption / Stones of Years / Iconoclast / Mass / Manticore / Battlefield / Aquatarkus) — Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Wurm — Yes

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Stone of Sisyphus — Chicago

Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman — Kansas

Lawyers, Guns and Money — Warren Zevon

La Villa Strangiato — Rush

Your Smiling Face — James Taylor

I'm gonna tag all of these guys, only if you want to do it though (and haven't done it already lol), no pressure ofc: @thesuetyouforgot, @moccason, @yonderghostshistories, @commonguttersnipe, @kim-gil-chun, @sirrobinsminstrel, @gazeboo, @pete-townshend-is-the-eggman, @megalopolousity, @chrysochromulina, @livelongnprosperr, @lizardthirty, @pipsta, @starstruckfangirlsposts, @wetmatches, @pillmacwel, @spectralid, @transkenroy, @thegrapeless, @hansatorium, @michael-palin-is-the-loml

#my text #tag game #fav music #mutuals

[sinful-roxy]

#rush #la villa strangiato

[rastronomicals]

12:01 AM EDT May 6, 2024:

Rush - "La Villa Strangiato" From the album Hemispheres (October 29, 1978)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

★★★★★

        I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!     II. To Sleep, Perchance To Dream   III. Strangiato Theme     IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland       V. Monsters!     VI. The Ghost of the Aragon   VII. Danforth and Pape VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves     IX. Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!         X. Monsters! (Reprise)       XI. Strangiato Theme (Reprise)   XII. A Farewell To Things.

"Danforth and Pape" is evidently an intersection in Toronto, and the "Monsters" theme is stolen from Raymond Scott.

I don't know what a Lerxst is.

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#Rush #Hemispheres #La Villa Strangiato

[theprogrockbstheorist]

HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY GEDDY!!!!

(meme credit to u/rtphokie on reddit)

OH, AND WHAT’S THAT?!?! IT’S ALSO THE 49th ANNIVERSARY OF NEIL PEART JOINING RUSH?!?!

In order to celebrate these wondrous occasions, I have compiled 70 reasons why I love Rush (especially Geddy):

70. They don't have any unlistenable albums. I can put on any Rush album and at the very least enjoy it, which is saying a lot!

69. ANDDDD they have 19 studio albums!!! 167 songs!!!

68. Alex's iconic Hall of Fame induction speech.

67. The movie I Love You, Man. The main plot of that is just two guys geeking out about Rush and then going to see them in concert.

66. The Bb5 in "Cygnus X-1 Book 1: The Voyage". For the record, the other famous Bb5 sung by a male singer in rock is the high note in "Bohemian Rhapsody", sung by Roger Taylor.

65. Geddy's range in general. Say what you will about his voice, but he had range.

64. Their pre-concert videos.

63. "Hey baby it's 7:45 and I need to go to bed soon, let's fuck"- In the Mood. The debut album was something else, man.

62. They wrote songs during soundcheck when they were on tour. This includes songs like "Tom Sawyer" and "Chemistry".

61. They went to a Yes concert while recording Caress of Steel, and almost quit making the album. I, for one, am very glad they didn't!

60. The "rap" in "Roll the Bones". Sit back, relax, get busy with the facts...

59. Gene Simmons thought they weren't into women because they didn't want to party with KISS. True story!

58. They listed their baseball positions in the liner notes for Signals.

57. Neil wrote lyrics to a song using only anagrams. The song is called "Anagram (For Mongo)", and is on the album Presto.

56. They thanked themselves in the liner notes for Hemispheres. Listed as Dirk, Lerxst, and Pratt, ofc!

55. They would challenge themselves to write last-minute songs. Results of this experiment include "Hand Over Fist" from Presto, and "Malignant Narcissism" from Snakes and Arrows.

54. The mere existence of "A Passage to Bangkok". I wonder what their thought process was to put a song about smoking weed around the world after a 20-minute long dystopian prog rock epic...

53. "La Villa Strangiato". Just... everything about it.

52. The kimonos. You know the ones!

51. Their nicknames for each other!! (see above)

50. They had the second-longest stable line up in rock music! The only ones with a longer stable line up was ZZ Top.

49. They had a 40-year career! Even longer if you include pre-Neil and their adventures since the R40 tour.

48. The synth era. I unapologetically love 80s Rush, especially Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows.

47. "The Necromancer" basically being self-insert Tolkien fanfic. I wonder who the "three travelers" are supposed to be... OH WAIT!

46. They're giant nerds. All prog bands are, but they are especially nerdy.

45. Hugh Syme's awesome album covers. He did every single one from Caress of Steel onwards, barring the front cover for Snakes and Arrows.

44. The 7/8 section in "Tom Sawyer". That was my first intermediate bass line! Thanks, Geddy!

43. They're Canadian icons. Unironically, they're the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions "Canada" to me.

42. The horribly cheesy, terrible, but also really funny music video for "Time Stand Still". That song, btw, might be my favorite 80s Rush song, and is probably in my Top 5.

41. The triple-entendre pun of Moving Pictures. They're filming a movie (moving picture) of people moving paintings (moving pictures), while someone is getting moved by the scene (moving...pictures...).

40. They quote the 1812 Overture in the overture for "2112".

39. Geddy taught Les Claypool how to properly play "YYZ".

38. The Permanent Waves era glasses!

37. The opening of "Xanadu".

36. The weird stuff Geddy would have on his side of stage after he stopped using amps. This includes rotisserie chickens, washing machines, dryers, and popcorn machines.

35. "Music by Lee and Lifeson, Lyrics by Peart" on almost every single Rush song.

34. The ending of "Spirit of Radio". OF SALESMEN!!!

33. Their inside jokes. Example: The Bag.

32. They took French classes together, and began announcing their songs in French in Quebec.

31. The progressiveness of Counterparts. What other 40-year old rockstars were talking about healthy relationship boundaries and openly supporting gay people in 1993?

30. Their vaults are practically empty because they scrapped songs that weren't up to their standards. This is why we have no sub-par Rush material!

29. Choosing to end their careers with grace.

28. Ending the last show of their career with "Working Man", the song that got everything started.

27. "Dreamline"--"Learning that we're only immortal / For a limited time".

26. Geddy and Alex inducting Yes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

25. Then, of course, Geddy playing "Roundabout" with Yes during their induction! (Unfortunately, he did not play his Rickenbacker :( )

24. No decisions were made regarding the band without it being unanimous.

23. "Closer to the Heart". To me, that song is like a musical representation of their friendship, and it always leaves me with a warm, fuzzy feeling after listening to it.

22. Neil's books. Ghost Rider, in particular helped me get through a rough time earlier this year.

21. Geddy's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. I love that thing, and I am looking forward to his memoir in November!!!

20. That incredible Rickenbacker. I know it hasn't been his main bass since the early 80s but...

19. All their other creative projects. Geddy and Alex have a solo album each, Alex is involved with Envy of None rn, and Neil had his blog.

18. All their other stage interactions.

17. "ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION! WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL!" -"2112". Just... all of "2112".

16. They got me into prog. I wouldn't have this blog right now if it weren't for Rush.

15. The Lifeson chord. The F#7add11 voicing that you can hear in so many of their songs (it's the opening to "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres").

14. Neil's drumming. They call him The Professor for a reason!

13. Geddy's bass playing. And his singing. And playing keys. And... yeah, we would be here all day!

12. The Dinner with Rush video. I make daily references to this that no one notices...

11. "The measure of a life / is a measure of love and respect"- "The Garden". The final song on their final album, and possibly the most amazing closer of all time.

10. Their charity work. IIRC, this includes giving away the aforementioned rotisserie chickens, as well as various fundraisers.

9. Their constant strive to improve themselves. Including Geddy working with a vocal coach, Neil working with Freddie Gruber, and of course, disavowing that Ayn Rand shit.

8. They give me something to strive towards, both as a musician and as a person. If I could make records half as good as Rush, and handle the fame with half the grace that they did, I would consider myself well-accomplished.

7. Neil's lyrics inspired me to get back into writing.

6. They inspired me to become a musician, and to pursue a career in music. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have stayed in choir or picked up bass, and I would've never considered a career in audio technology.

5. Their music helped me bond with my dad.

4. Geddy talking about his family's story of survival during the Holocaust. I think that's really important to talk about.

3. Other Rush fans. Well, okay, some of them like to brag about how many concerts they've been to, or tend to be a little gate-keep, but most of them are really chill people.

2. Their music helped me get through the toughest times in my life. Without getting too personal, I even credit them with saving my life on multiple occasions.

However, what I admire about Rush, above all else...

1. Their friendship with each other.

Once again, happy birthday Geddy! Your music has inspired me in so many ways, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without it.

#not an essay #rush #hbd geddy!!

[big-low-t]

@ourladyofomega posted this several days back and I thought I would toss my answers out there as well for it.

A game of First, Last, Next, and Favorite.

First concert: Rush, 3/29/1983, Signals Tour. I was in my teens, met up with some class mates that were going with me. They decided they wanted to go drink, chase girls and/or smoke. I was already a music geek, music nerd or music snob... any of those titles fit me... so I went in and sat down. John Butcher Axis was the opening band. I seem to remember they had one song that was pretty decent. I can’t describe how good Rush was. I really believe this was them at the top of their game. They opened with The Spirit of Radio and it just got better from there. Stuff like Tom Sawyer, La Villa Strangiato and YYZ and the incredible Neil Peart drum solo. They had a huge video screen in the background. When they played the song Countdown they had the Space Shuttle launch film playing in sync with the song. Truly amazing to see so much talent on one stage. And THAT was my first ever concert. I never did see my so-called friends during the show, and to be honest, I didn’t care once the music started.

Last concert: It’s been a while since I saw a show (mid 2000′s maybe?) and I can not remember which one of these shows was my last... but I saw a group of bands all one one record label. ALL, Someday I, Wretch Like Me and I thought another band, but I can’t remember who (Armstrong? Maybe?). The other possible last show was the bands From Ashes Rise, Breather Resist, Challenger and I think Strike Anywhere. 2004 I think? Damn I need to start going back to shows. Kids, marriage, work, life... all sort of got in the way for a while I guess. That and the lack of anyone to go with me back then. From those shows Someday I, From Ashes Rise and Challenger stood out to me as being really good. Most people probably haven’t heard of most of these bands.

Next concert: No idea at all, but it needs to happen!

Favorite concert: This depends on when you ask me. The first time I saw Fugazi was an amazing experience. Second time was awesome as well. Rush was fantastic (see above). Iron Maiden frickin’ ruled, especially when Eddie came out on stage. Ramones were super cool and fun to see. Lallapalooza 92 was great with Lush, Ice Cube, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Ministry and RHCP. I got hit by a flying cheeseburger during the Ministry’s set. Still wrapped and everything. No, I did not eat it. I have seen some amazing bands and some great shows.

I would ask @zelphafrost, @deliberatecontrarian, @pyretic-perfect-storm and really anyone else to do this too, but only if they wanted to and had the time.

Have a great day everyone! Stay safe, stay cool!

#music asks #concerts #shows #live music

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres: Pt. 1: Prelude • Pt. 2: Apollo Bringer Of Wisdom • Pt. 3: Dionysus Bringer Of Love • Pt. 4: Armageddon The Battle Of Heart And Mind • Pt. 5: Cygnus Bringer Of Balance • Pt. 6: The Sphere A Kind Of Dream • Circumstances • The Trees • La Villa Strangiato: Pt. 1: Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds! • Pt. 2: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream... • Pt. 3: Strangiato Theme • Pt. 4: A Lerxst In Wonderland • Pt. 5: Monsters! • Pt. 6: The Ghost Of The Aragon • Pt. 7: Danforth And Pape • Pt. 8: The Waltz Of The Shreves • Pt. 9: Never Turn Your Back On A Monster • Pt. 10: Monsters! (Reprise) • Pt. 11: Strangiato Theme (Reprise) • Pt. 12: A Farewell To Things

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#hyltta-polls #polls #artist: rush #language: english #decade: 1970s #Progressive Rock #Hard Rock

[misscammiedawn]

Would you like to share any opinions on RUSH? You get extra points if they’re hot takes.

*HIGH PITCHED SQUEEEEEEEEEEE*!!!

Penny? I love you! Thank you for unleashing my thoughts!

VERY WELL! Let us begin!

I'm gonna list them in random order

- Time Stand Still is best music video and anyone who disagrees is being a grinch!

- Our favorite album is Roll the Bones and our favorite Live CD is A Show of Hands! I think Rush in Rio and Permanent Waves are the *best* though!

- They should just release the Different Stages live recording. It's pretty much out there as extra features on the other DVDs!

- The Clockwork Angels book and graphic novel are pretty average but are worth it for making Seven Cities of Gold not suck. The worst song is the best chapter of the novel

- I would buy a Blu-Ray that is just the backing videos for the live videos and I hate that the only backing vid that exists in full form is By-Tor from Rush in Rio (as an Easter Egg)

- Emotion Detector is the most underrated Rush song and I would have preferred Tom Sawyer or YYZ not get played in one of the tours to accommodate it in a concert! Only 44 songs have never been played live before and of them the only one that I think deserved to be played more is Vapor Trail because it is the ONLY title song of an album never played live (after Presto was pulled out for Time Machine)

- It is pronounced Why-Why-Zed. It is spelt Vapor Trails. The American spelling of Vapor is essential to the song's message

- Analog Kid is Alex's best song, Ghost of a Chance and Between The Wheels are second and third-- though live versions of Working Man are up there

- Geddy's solo at the end of Leave That Thing Alone (Time Machine Tour) is the exact peak of Rush, that was their highest point as a band!

- SARS Fest concert kinda sucked? Spirit of Radio with Paint It Black intro was amazing but the equipment was shot and they gave Alex a hot microphone. They also cut off the "encore" which just sucked. I am also a little salty that Rush were an opening band for the Stones *in Canada*.

- Tom Sawyer is overrated and they're not even Peart lyrics. Limelight and YYZ off of the same album are better.

- Neil's Ayn Rand period is a valid part of Rush history and provides so much extra context to The Garden. The same pen that wrote "begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more" ended his life with "the measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, the way you live and the gifts that you give, in the fullness of time it's the only return you can expect" - a man with a storied life as Neil with as much tragedy as he endured ended with him completely giving and loving in his heart when 35-40 years prior he wrote empathetically that "you don't get something for nothing"

- La Villa Strangiato is in my opinion not just the best instrumental but it is in contention for best Rush song period. I would never give it that title because it lacks Peart's lyrics and I find that people who say that have an irrational dislike of Geddy's voice... but it's still a valid take. Natural Science would get my all around best song badge. But best and favorite are not the same in my world and even still I mean *technically proficient* mixed with lyrics. I'll change my mind, likely. But that's my feeling right now.

- Geddy didn't get vocal training until before My Favorite Headache (2000) and Neil didn't get jazz drumming instruction until Burning For Buddy (1994). Both artists were just fine as they were but they perfected their arts and I prefer late era Rush because of that. The band never stopped evolving.

- I would have liked to have heard one of the solo album songs live (I Am The Spirit, Promise or My Favorite Headache) or have Bob and Doug do Take Off for a charity event like the South Park or Hawkings concerts last year. I *still* want that. Neil wasn't involved in the solo albums. It could still happen.

- I want a Jukebox Musical of Rush music so that The Body Electric isn't the only piece of fiction scored to Rush.

- Alex Lifeson could have been a comedian. He's one of the funniest humans on the planet.

- Peaceable Kingdom is better for having been the only song where lyrics were written after the music. Vapor Trail has amazing lyrics in general but I feel the limitation had positive impact and I wish Neil and the band did this practice more than once.

- Rush's improvised and last minute songs when they are running out of studio time are the best. Malignant Narcissism was the result of the album director seeing Geddy warming up with a vintage fretless bass and said "put that on the album" so they composed around the improvised riff, Force Ten was literally a last minute addition to Hold Your Fire. La Villa is said to have been recorded in a single take (I do not believe that legend as it wasn't in any of the biographies I have read). Rush just work best with limitations. They're a bunch of goofs and giving them a time limit makes them go into a Saitama style serious mode.

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I could write tons more. But I'll call it there.

I like Rush.

A lot.

More than you think I do.

#cammie asks #rush posting #rush is a band #rush #okay it started as Cammie asks #but the Rand line was pure Camden #the first constant